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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Fruit
Cactus, Flowering Plants, Fruits, Houseplant, native plant natural landscaping, Ornamental Plants, Shrub

Origin

China, Japan
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Types

sand pear,Taiwanese pear,Japanese Apple Pear
Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose

Number of Varieties

1015
0 40000
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Habitat

low mountains, warm rainy
In desert grasslands, Rocky Mountains, sandy seeps, Semi arid regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-9-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1
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Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

460.00 cm7.60 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

300.00 cm5.10 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

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Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink, Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

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Purple, Purplish Green

Leaf Color in Spring

-
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Leaf Color in Summer

-
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Leaf Color in Fall

-
-

Leaf Color in Winter

-
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Narrow and lance shape
Succulent

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
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Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
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Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Drainage

Well drained
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Bloom Time

Spring
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Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
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Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering
Needs very little water

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral
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Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
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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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
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Flower Petal Number

-
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Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

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Bold

Foliage Sheen

-
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
-

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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Beautification

Beauty Benefits

-
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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
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Other Uses

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Decoration Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree
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Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PYRUS pyrifolia
Echinocereus dasyacanthus

Common Name

Asian Pear
Texas rainbow cactus, Spiny hedgehog cactus

In Hindi

Asian Pear
Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In German

Nashi-Birne
Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In French

Nashi
Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In Spanish

Asian pear
Dasyacanthus echinocereus

In Greek

Asian pear
Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In Portuguese

Pera-nashi
Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In Polish

Grusza chińska
Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In Latin

Asian pear
Echinocereus dasyacanthus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales
Caryophyllales

Family

Rosaceae
Cactaceae

Genus

Pyrus
Echinocereus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Maleae
Pachycereeae

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae
Cactoideae

Number of Species

2030
1 27800
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Difference Between Asian Pear and Rainbow Cactus

If you are confused whether Asian Pear or Rainbow Cactus 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 Rainbow Cactus Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Asian Pear are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Rainbow Cactus fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Asian Pear and Rainbow Cactus if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Asian Pear and Rainbow Cactus

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Asian Pear and Rainbow Cactus. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Asian Pear and Rainbow Cactus 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 Rainbow Cactus is . Asian Pear has beauty benefits as follows: while Rainbow Cactus has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Asian Pear vs Rainbow Cactus

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 Rainbow Cactus 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 Rainbow Cactus have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Asian Pear has showy fruits and Rainbow Cactus has no showy fruits. Also Asian Pear is not flowering and Rainbow Cactus is not flowering . You can compare Asian Pear and Rainbow Cactus facts and facts of other plants too.