Candytuft

Sugar Pear

About Candytuft and Sugar Pear

Candytuft

Sugar Pear

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Perennial

Fruit

Origin

Southern Europe, Mediterranean

Europe, Western Asia

Types

pride pear,Triumph pear,jersey pear

Number of Varieties

22010

0 40000

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Habitat

Maritime Rocks, Stone and Masonry fences and walls

Hedge, Wood Margins

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-95-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-3

9-5

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18

Habit

Cushion/Mound-forming

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.30 cm370.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

40.60 cm300.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Lance shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Fall

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Any balanced general purpose fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Caterpillars, Slugs, Snails

Aphids, Caterpillars, codling moth

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Agroforestry

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Asthma, Bronchitis, Diarrhea

Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Root, Seeds, Stem

Fruits

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant, Used in herbal medicines

Shelterbelt, Used to make yellow dye

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Alpine, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

IBERIS sempervirens

PYRUS communis 'Sugar'

Common Name

Candytuft

Dessert Pear, Pear, Sugar Pear

In Hindi

Candytuft

Sugar pear

In German

Schleifenblume

Kultur-Birne

In French

candytuft

Poirier commun

In Spanish

candytuft

Pyrus communis

In Greek

candytuft

Sugar pear

In Portuguese

ibero

Sugar pear

In Polish

candytuft

Grusza pospolita

In Latin

Coleus

Sugar pear

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Rosales

Family

Brassicaceae

Rosaceae

Genus

Iberis

Pyrus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

5035

1 27800

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Properties of Candytuft and Sugar Pear

Wondering what are the properties of Candytuft and Sugar Pear? We provide you with everything About Candytuft and Sugar Pear. Candytuft doesn't have thorns and Sugar Pear doesn't have thorns. Also Candytuft does not have fragrant flowers. Candytuft has allergic reactions like Skin irritation and Sugar Pear has allergic reactions like Skin irritation. 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 Candytuft and Sugar Pear and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Candytuft and Sugar Pear

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

Candytuft and Sugar Pear Physical Information

Candytuft and Sugar Pear physical information is very important for comparison. Candytuft height is 20.30 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Sugar Pear height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Candytuft and Sugar Pear are as follows:

Candytuft flower color: White
Candytuft leaf color: Dark Green
Sugar Pear flower color: White
Sugar Pear leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Candytuft and Sugar Pear

Care of Candytuft and Sugar Pear include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Candytuft pruning is done Prune in flowering season, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Sugar Pear pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Candytuft needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sugar Pear needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.