Sugar Pear

Echinopsis

About Sugar Pear and Echinopsis

Sugar Pear

Echinopsis

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Cactus or Succulent

Origin

Europe, Western Asia

North America, South America, Brazil

Types

pride pear,Triumph pear,jersey pear

Peanut cactus

Number of Varieties

10128

0 40000

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Habitat

Hedge, Wood Margins

Desert, Sandy areas, Semi desert

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-912-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-5

12-10

Sunset Zone

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

12, 13, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

300.00 cm15.20 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Rose

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Yellow green

Green, Orange Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lance shaped

Succulent

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Dry soil, Full Sun, Heat Tolerance, Rocky Soil

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Water once every two or three weeks, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

In Summer

Lots of watering

Average Water

In Spring

Moderate

Average Water

In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

fertilize in growing season, fertilize in summer, Potassium

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Caterpillars, codling moth

Mealybugs, Scale

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Dry soil, Full Sun, Heat Tolerance, Rocky Soil

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

✔ ✘

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

Skin cuts

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for insects, Versatility, Very little waste

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative

Burns, Heals minor burns, Heart problems, High blood pressure, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Leaves

Other Uses

Shelterbelt, Used to make yellow dye

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

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, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PYRUS communis 'Sugar'

ECHINOPSIS

Common Name

Dessert Pear, Pear, Sugar Pear

Hedgehog Cactus, Sea urchin cactus

In Hindi

Sugar pear

हाथी कैक्टस

In German

Kultur-Birne

Igel Kaktus

In French

Poirier commun

hérisson cactus

In Spanish

Pyrus communis

cactus de erizo

In Greek

Sugar pear

κάκτος σκαντζόχοιρος

In Portuguese

Sugar pear

hedgehog cactus

In Polish

Grusza pospolita

jeż kaktus

In Latin

Sugar pear

cactus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Caryophyllales

Family

Rosaceae

Cactaceae

Genus

Pyrus

Echinopsis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Trichocereeae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Number of Species

352000

1 27800

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Properties of Sugar Pear and Echinopsis

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

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Season and Care of Sugar Pear and Echinopsis

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

Sugar Pear and Echinopsis Physical Information

Sugar Pear and Echinopsis physical information is very important for comparison. Sugar Pear height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Echinopsis height is 30.00 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Sugar Pear and Echinopsis are as follows:

Sugar Pear flower color: White
Sugar Pear leaf color: Dark Green
Echinopsis flower color: White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange and Rose
Echinopsis leaf color:

Care of Sugar Pear and Echinopsis

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