Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Tree
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Eastern Asia
Europe, Southern Europe
Types
Pyrus calleryana
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Number of Varieties
610
0
40000
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Habitat
Rural areas, Suburban areas, Urban areas
gardens, Homesteads, Moist Soils, tropical environments, tropical grasslands
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-85-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-3
10 - 1
Sunset Zone
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Zone 1A
Habit
Pyramidal
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm22.85 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
760.00 cm76.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Pink, Rose
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Sandy Brown
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Burgundy
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
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Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Rooted stem cutting, Transplanting, Vegetative
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do not water frequently, Needs watering once a week, Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water once every two or three weeks
Average Water Needs, Does not require regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Drought Tolerant
In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads, Remove hanging branches
Prune in early spring, Requires very little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Mealybugs, Scale
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
Asthma
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Borders, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Used as an interior landscaping species, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
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Good for skin and hair
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Food for birds
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Stem
Flowers
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in Furniture
Garland, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
PYRUS calleryana
DAPHNE cneorum
Common Name
Callery Pear
Daphne, Garland Flower, Rose Daphne
In Hindi
Callery नाशपाती
डाफ्ने गुलाब
In German
Callery Pear
Daphne Rose
In French
Callery pear
Rose Daphne
In Spanish
Callery Pear
Daphne Rose
In Greek
Callery Αχλάδι
Daphne Rose
In Portuguese
Callery Pear
Daphne Rose
In Polish
Callery Gruszka
Daphne Rose
In Latin
Callery Pirum
Daphne Rose
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheobionta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Malvales
Family
Rosaceae
Thymelaeaceae
Genus
Pyrus
Daphne
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
2230
1
27800
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