This versatile plant will screen out the neighbour or an unwanted view. Make sure you plant them where you can take full advantage of the stunning flowers over Christmas or the delicious fruit from autumn to early winter. Grows well in a container for many years, providing you provide plenty of moisture and feed.

Feijoa fruit has good levels of Vitamin C and dietary fibre. One fruit will provide 23% of an adult’s daily needs. The uses for Feijoas are numerous, from simply eating fresh, adding to fresh fruit salads, cooked in puddings and scrumptious in cakes. The fruit is not the only delicacy of this plant - the showy bright red flowers add life to salads or decorate the chocolate log.

Feijoa prefers a sunny position and tolerates most soil conditions, from heavy clay to light sandy soils. They are frost hardy, so can be grown anywhere in NZ. Prune early in the season to ensure plenty of new growth (more flowers). For additional pruning information, check the individual variety page. Pollination is by larger birds such as Thrushes and Black Birds.