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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Fruit
Cactus or Succulent

Origin

China, Japan
Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

sand pear,Taiwanese pear,Japanese Apple Pear
Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

Number of Varieties

106
0 40000
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Habitat

low mountains, warm rainy
Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-912-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1
12-10

Sunset Zone

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

460.00 cm17.78 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

300.00 cm10.16 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

-
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

-
Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

-
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

-
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

-
Green, Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Narrow and lance shape
Narrow

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

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

-
Bold

Foliage Sheen

-
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antiseptic, Astringent, Febrifuge, Nervine, Pectoral
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Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Stem
-

Other Uses

-
useful as a ground cover

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PYRUS pyrifolia
DASYLIRION berlandieri

Common Name

Asian Pear
Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

In Hindi

Asian Pear
Blue Giant Grass

In German

Nashi-Birne
Blue Giant Grass

In French

Nashi
Blue Giant Herbe

In Spanish

Asian pear
Blue Grass gigante

In Greek

Asian pear
Μπλε Giant Grass

In Portuguese

Pera-nashi
Blue Grass gigante

In Polish

Grusza chińska
Błękitny Gigant Trawa

In Latin

Asian pear
Giant herba blue

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
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Order

Rosales
Asparagales

Family

Rosaceae
Agavaceae

Genus

Pyrus
Dasylirion

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

Maleae
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Subfamily

Amygdaloideae
Nolinoideae

Number of Species

2022
1 27800
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Difference Between Asian Pear and Blue Giant

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Importance of Asian Pear and Blue Giant

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Compare Facts of Asian Pear vs Blue Giant

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