Catnip

Sugar Pear

About Catnip and Sugar Pear

Catnip

Sugar Pear

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Herbs

Fruit

Origin

Europe, Asia

Europe, Western Asia

Types

Nepeta cataria

pride pear,Triumph pear,jersey pear

Number of Varieties

2010

0 40000

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Habitat

Dry areas, Roadsides, stream banks, Stream side, Waste areas

Hedge, Wood Margins

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-75-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

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

Clump-Forming

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

980.00 cm370.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm300.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Lavender

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Gray Green, Gray

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green, Gray

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Gray

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Lance shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought, Dry soil

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water when soil is dry

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in growing season

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Caterpillars, Leaf Hoppers, Nematodes, Spider mites

Aphids, Caterpillars, codling moth

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Frost

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Flying insects, Insects, Spider Mites

Birds, Butterflies

Allergy

Avoid during Pregnancy, Headache, Stomach pain, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Arthritis, Cold, constipation, Fever, Insomia, Migraines, Upset stomach

Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative

Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Fruits

Other Uses

Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Making Perfumes, Making Shampoo, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Medicinal oil, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Shelterbelt, Used to make yellow dye

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

NEPETA cataria

PYRUS communis 'Sugar'

Common Name

Cat Nip, Catnip

Dessert Pear, Pear, Sugar Pear

In Hindi

कटनीप

Sugar pear

In German

Katzenminze

Kultur-Birne

In French

cataire

Poirier commun

In Spanish

Catnip

Pyrus communis

In Greek

Είδος δυόσμου

Sugar pear

In Portuguese

catnip

Sugar pear

In Polish

Kocimiętka

Grusza pospolita

In Latin

catnip

Sugar pear

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Rosales

Family

Lamiaceae

Rosaceae

Genus

Nepeta

Pyrus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Mentheae

Subfamily

Nepetoideae

Number of Species

25035

1 27800

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Properties of Catnip and Sugar Pear

Wondering what are the properties of Catnip and Sugar Pear? We provide you with everything About Catnip and Sugar Pear. Catnip doesn't have thorns and Sugar Pear doesn't have thorns. Also Catnip does not have fragrant flowers. Catnip has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy, Headache, Stomach pain and Vomiting and Sugar Pear has allergic reactions like Avoid during Pregnancy, Headache, Stomach pain and Vomiting. 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 Catnip and Sugar Pear and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Catnip and Sugar Pear

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

Catnip and Sugar Pear Physical Information

Catnip and Sugar Pear physical information is very important for comparison. Catnip height is 980.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Sugar Pear height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Catnip and Sugar Pear are as follows:

Catnip flower color: White and Lavender
Catnip leaf color: Gray Green and Gray
Sugar Pear flower color: White
Sugar Pear leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Catnip and Sugar Pear

Care of Catnip and Sugar Pear include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Catnip pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in spring, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves and Sugar Pear pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Catnip 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.