Sugar Pear

Switchgrass

About Sugar Pear and Switchgrass

Sugar Pear

Switchgrass

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Fruit

Grass

Origin

Europe, Western Asia

North America, Canada, Mexico

Types

pride pear,Triumph pear,jersey pear

Panicum abscissum, Panicum acostia, Panicum amarum

Number of Varieties

1038

0 40000

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Habitat

Hedge, Wood Margins

Prairies

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-94-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-5

9 - 1

Sunset Zone

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

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

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm150.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

300.00 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy

Red, Green, Orange, Blue Green, Gray Green, Bronze

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Tan, Sandy Brown

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lance shaped

Grass like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Spring

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Pollution, Soil Compaction

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Divison, Root Division

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune in spring, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Caterpillars, codling moth

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Pollution, Soil Compaction

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Birds, Wildlife

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Leaves

Other Uses

Shelterbelt, Used to make yellow dye

Cattle Fodder, Used as Biofuel

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, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PYRUS communis 'Sugar'

PANICUM virgatum

Common Name

Dessert Pear, Pear, Sugar Pear

Switchgrass

In Hindi

Sugar pear

Switchgrass

In German

Kultur-Birne

Switchgrass

In French

Poirier commun

switchgrass

In Spanish

Pyrus communis

switchgrass

In Greek

Sugar pear

switchgrass

In Portuguese

Sugar pear

switchgrass

In Polish

Grusza pospolita

switchgrass

In Latin

Sugar pear

switchgrass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Rosales

Cyperales

Family

Rosaceae

Poaceae

Genus

Pyrus

Panicum

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Paniceae

Subfamily

Panicoideae

Number of Species

35450

1 27800

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Properties of Sugar Pear and Switchgrass

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

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Season and Care of Sugar Pear and Switchgrass

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

Sugar Pear and Switchgrass Physical Information

Sugar Pear and Switchgrass physical information is very important for comparison. Sugar Pear height is 370.00 cm and width 300.00 cm whereas Switchgrass height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Sugar Pear and Switchgrass are as follows:

Sugar Pear flower color: White
Sugar Pear leaf color: Dark Green
Switchgrass flower color: Green
Switchgrass leaf color: Green, Light Green, Blue Green and Gray Green

Care of Sugar Pear and Switchgrass

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