Ugni molinae (Chilean Guava)
Botanical names: Ugni molinae, Myrtus ugni, Eugenia ugni
Common names: Chilean Guava, Strawberry Myrtle, Murta, Murtilla
Family: Myrtaceae
Origin: Chile, Southern Argentina
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Ugni molinae is also very much an ornamental plant with it's very pretty pale pink flowers in summer, and red berries in the autumn. When the berries are ripe, they give off a mouthwatering sweet aroma.
Similar plants: Ugni molinae (Chilean Guava)
- Myrtus communis (True Myrtle)
- Pseudanamomis umbellulifera (Monos plum)
- Rhodomyrtus tomentosa (Rose Myrtle)
- Blepharocalyx salicifolius (Murta)
- Eugenia brasiliensis (Grumichama)
- Eugenia calycina (Savannah Cherry)
- Eugenia confusa (Red Berry Stopper)
- Eugenia foetida (Spanish Stopper)
- Eugenia involucrata (Cherry of the Rio Grande)
- Eugenia luschnathiana (Pitomba)
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/ugni_molinae.htm