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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Fruit
Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

China, Japan
Mediterranean, Turkey

Types

sand pear,Taiwanese pear,Japanese Apple Pear
Colchicum autumnale

Number of Varieties

1025
0 40000
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Habitat

low mountains, warm rainy
Lawn, meadows, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-96-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1
9-1

Sunset Zone

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

460.00 cm7.60 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

300.00 cm7.60 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
Fuchsia, Rose

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
-

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Narrow and lance shape
Long Broad

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring
Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting
Corms or bulbs, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering
Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Slugs

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

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

-
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

-
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

-
poisonous if ingested, Toxic if not prepared properly

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
Removes pimples

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antiseptic, Astringent, Febrifuge, Nervine, Pectoral
Arthritis, Gout, Itching

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Stem
Bulbs, Flowers, Seeds

Other Uses

-
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree
Alpine, Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PYRUS pyrifolia
Colchicum autumnale

Common Name

Asian Pear
Autumn Crocus, meadow saffron, naked lady

In Hindi

Asian Pear
शरद ऋतु का पौधा

In German

Nashi-Birne
Herbstzeitlose

In French

Nashi
colchique d'automne

In Spanish

Asian pear
cólquico

In Greek

Asian pear
φθινόπωρο κρόκος

In Portuguese

Pera-nashi
aftomn gema

In Polish

Grusza chińska
aftomn żółtka

In Latin

Asian pear
aftomn vitellus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Rosales
Liliales

Family

Rosaceae
Liliaceae

Genus

Pyrus
Colchicum

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Maleae
Colchiceae

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae
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Number of Species

20160
1 27800
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Difference Between Asian Pear and Autumn Crocus

If you are confused whether Asian Pear or Autumn Crocus are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Asian Pear and Autumn Crocus Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Asian Pear are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Autumn Crocus fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and fertilize in summer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Asian Pear and Autumn Crocus if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Asian Pear and Autumn Crocus

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Asian Pear and Autumn Crocus. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Asian Pear and Autumn Crocus as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Asian Pear is Antiseptic, Astringent, Febrifuge, Nervine and Pectoral whereas of Autumn Crocus is Arthritis, Gout and Itching. Asian Pear has beauty benefits as follows: while Autumn Crocus has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Asian Pear vs Autumn Crocus

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Asian Pear vs Autumn Crocus and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Asian Pear are whereas of Autumn Crocus have poisonous if ingested and Toxic if not prepared properly respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Asian Pear has showy fruits and Autumn Crocus has no showy fruits. Also Asian Pear is not flowering and Autumn Crocus is not flowering . You can compare Asian Pear and Autumn Crocus facts and facts of other plants too.