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Guatteria

Guatteria
Photo: Alex Popovkin, Bahia, Brazil, CC BY 2.0

Guatteria is a genus of tropical trees and shrubs in the custard apple family (Annonaceae), native to Central and South America. Commonly grown members are rarely cultivated outside botanical collections, so care notes here reflect general tropical tree needs rather than one species.

Family
Annonaceae (Annon family)
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during growth and reduce slightly in cooler months; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-draining, humus-rich tropical potting or garden mix.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard

About

Guatteria is a genus of Central and South American flowering plants in the family Annonaceae. It is the largest genus in the family in South America, and the dominant genus in mature tropical forest. The fruits are berries, borne in clusters on short stalks.

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Guatteria by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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