Sugar Pear

Easter cactus

About Sugar Pear and Easter cactus

Sugar Pear

Easter cactus

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Cactus or Succulent

Origin

Europe, Western Asia

South America, Brazil

Types

pride pear,Triumph pear,jersey pear

Cactus

Number of Varieties

1030

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Habitat

Hedge, Wood Margins

Rocky areas, Terrestrial, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-911-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-5

12-1

Sunset Zone

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

16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm25.40 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

300.00 cm30.50 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Red, Magenta, Crimson

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Pale Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lance shaped

Succulent

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Early Spring, Winter, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Heat And Humidity, Heat Tolerance

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water more in summer

In Summer

Lots of watering

Ample Water

In Spring

Moderate

Ample Water

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Caterpillars, codling moth

Bacterial Diseases, Fungal Diseases, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Heat And Humidity, Heat Tolerance

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Semi-Double

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

Medium

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Hummingbirds

Allergy

breathing problems

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Indoor Air Purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Leaves

Other Uses

Shelterbelt, Used to make yellow dye

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

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

Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PYRUS communis 'Sugar'

Hatiora gaertneri

Common Name

Dessert Pear, Pear, Sugar Pear

Whitsun cactus

In Hindi

Sugar pear

ईस्टर कैक्टस

In German

Kultur-Birne

Osterkaktus

In French

Poirier commun

cactus de Pâques

In Spanish

Pyrus communis

cactus de Pascua

In Greek

Sugar pear

Πάσχα κάκτος

In Portuguese

Sugar pear

cacto Páscoa

In Polish

Grusza pospolita

Wielkanocny kaktus

In Latin

Sugar pear

Pascha Cactus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Caryophyllales

Family

Rosaceae

Cactaceae

Genus

Pyrus

Hatiora

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Rhipsalideae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Number of Species

3525

1 27800

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Properties of Sugar Pear and Easter cactus

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

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Season and Care of Sugar Pear and Easter cactus

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

Sugar Pear and Easter cactus Physical Information

Sugar Pear and Easter cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Sugar Pear height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Easter cactus height is 25.40 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Sugar Pear and Easter cactus are as follows:

Sugar Pear flower color: White
Sugar Pear leaf color: Dark Green
Easter cactus flower color: Red, Magenta and Crimson
Easter cactus leaf color: Pale Green

Care of Sugar Pear and Easter cactus

Care of Sugar Pear and Easter cactus include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sugar Pear pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Easter cactus pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Sugar Pear needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Easter cactus needs Ample Water and in winter, it needs Average Water.