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Callery Pear
Callery Pear

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About Callery Pear and Dutch Iris

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tree
Herbaceous Perennial

Origin

Eastern Asia
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Types

Pyrus calleryana
Bearded Iris

Number of Varieties

650
0 40000
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Habitat

Rural areas, Suburban areas, Urban areas
meadows, Riverbanks, Rocky Mountains

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-85-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-3
9-5

Sunset Zone

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Pyramidal
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

910.00 cm25.40 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

760.00 cm12.70 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Burgundy, Lavender, Plum, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Chocolate, Black

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown
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Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green
Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
Yellow green

Leaf Color in Fall

Red, Burgundy
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Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Sword-like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Pollution, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Root Plants

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do not water frequently, Needs watering once a week, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water once every two or three weeks
Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads, Remove hanging branches
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Bacteria, fungus, Viruses

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Asthma
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

-
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Part of Plant Used

Stem
Flowers, Root

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in Furniture
Basketary, Used for fragrance

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Cutflower, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PYRUS calleryana
IRIS 'Apollo'

Common Name

Callery Pear
Carmen Iris, Dutch Iris

In Hindi

Callery नाशपाती
Dutch Iris

In German

Callery Pear
Dutch Iris

In French

Callery pear
Dutch Iris

In Spanish

Callery Pear
Dutch Iris

In Greek

Callery Αχλάδι
Dutch Iris

In Portuguese

Callery Pear
Dutch Iris

In Polish

Callery Gruszka
Dutch Iris

In Latin

Callery Pirum
Dutch Iris

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheobionta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales
Asparagales

Family

Rosaceae
Iridaceae

Genus

Pyrus
Iris

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

-
Irideae

Subfamily

-
Iridoideae

Number of Species

22300
1 27800
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Properties of Callery Pear and Dutch Iris

Wondering what are the properties of Callery Pear and Dutch Iris? We provide you with everything About Callery Pear and Dutch Iris. Callery Pear has thorns and Dutch Iris doesn't have thorns. Also Callery Pear does not have fragrant flowers. Callery Pear has allergic reactions like Asthma and Dutch Iris has allergic reactions like Asthma. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Callery Pear and Dutch Iris and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Callery Pear and Dutch Iris

Season and care of Callery Pear and Dutch Iris is important to know. While considering everything about Callery Pear and Dutch Iris Care, growing season is an essential factor. Callery Pear season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Dutch Iris season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Callery Pear is Loam, Sand and for Dutch Iris is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Callery Pear is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Dutch Iris is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Callery Pear and Dutch Iris Physical Information

Callery Pear and Dutch Iris physical information is very important for comparison. Callery Pear height is 910.00 cm and width 760.00 cm whereas Dutch Iris height is 25.40 cm and width 12.70 cm. The color specification of Callery Pear and Dutch Iris are as follows:

  • Callery Pear flower color: White

  • Callery Pear leaf color: Dark Green

  • Dutch Iris flower color: White, Yellow, Blue, Purple, Orange, Pink, Rose, Coral, Peach, Burgundy, Lavender, Plum, Orange Red, Dark Salmon, Bronze, Chocolate and Black

  • Dutch Iris leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Callery Pear and Dutch Iris

Care of Callery Pear and Dutch Iris include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Callery Pear pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads and Remove hanging branches and Dutch Iris pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Callery Pear needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Dutch Iris needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.