Sugar Pear

Shell Ginger

About Sugar Pear and Shell Ginger

Sugar Pear

Shell Ginger

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Tender Perennial

Origin

Europe, Western Asia

Southeastern Asia, India, Melanesia, Micronesia

Types

pride pear,Triumph pear,jersey pear

Variegata Dwarf, Variegata Chinese Beauty

Number of Varieties

1020

0 40000

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Habitat

Hedge, Wood Margins

Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-98-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-5

12-5

Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm180.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

300.00 cm120.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

White, Red, Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Multi-Color

Fruit Color

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark 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

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Spring

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Requires plenty of water during the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply 8-4-6 amount

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Caterpillars, codling moth

Plant Tolerance

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

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Butterflies

Allergy

Rash

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative

Antiulcerogenic, Diuretic, Hypotensive

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Leaves, Rhizomes

Other Uses

Shelterbelt, Used to make yellow dye

Can be made into a herbal tea, Leaves used for wrapping zongi, Used to flavour noodles, Used to wrap mochi rice cakes

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, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PYRUS communis 'Sugar'

ALPINIA zerumbet

Common Name

Dessert Pear, Pear, Sugar Pear

Shell Ginger

In Hindi

Sugar pear

Shell Ginger

In German

Kultur-Birne

Shell Ginger

In French

Poirier commun

Shell Ginger

In Spanish

Pyrus communis

Shell jengibre

In Greek

Sugar pear

Shell Τζίντζερ

In Portuguese

Sugar pear

Shell Ginger

In Polish

Grusza pospolita

Shell Imbir

In Latin

Sugar pear

Crusta Ginger

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Lilopsida

Order

Rosales

Zingiberales

Family

Rosaceae

Zingiberaceae

Genus

Pyrus

Alpinia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Alpinieae

Subfamily

Alpinioideae

Number of Species

35150

1 27800

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Properties of Sugar Pear and Shell Ginger

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

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Season and Care of Sugar Pear and Shell Ginger

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

Sugar Pear and Shell Ginger Physical Information

Sugar Pear and Shell Ginger physical information is very important for comparison. Sugar Pear height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Shell Ginger height is 180.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Sugar Pear and Shell Ginger are as follows:

Sugar Pear flower color: White
Sugar Pear leaf color: Dark Green
Shell Ginger flower color: White, Red and Light Pink
Shell Ginger leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Sugar Pear and Shell Ginger

Care of Sugar Pear and Shell Ginger include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sugar Pear pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Shell Ginger pruning is done Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant, 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 Shell Ginger needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.