Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Aquatics
Origin
Eastern Asia
Australia
Types
Pyrus calleryana
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Number of Varieties
64
0
40000
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Habitat
Rural areas, Suburban areas, Urban areas
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-89-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-3
12-9
Sunset Zone
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
21,22
Habit
Pyramidal
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
760.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Sandy Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Burgundy
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
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, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Pollution, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
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
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, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Poorly 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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Organic Manure
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Clover Clot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Frogs
Allergy
Asthma
Beriberi, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Stem
Seeds, Spores
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in Furniture
Used like flour, Used to make dough
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
PYRUS calleryana
MARSILEA drummondii
Common Name
Callery Pear
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
In Hindi
Callery नाशपाती
Water Clover
In German
Callery Pear
Wasser Klee
In French
Callery pear
Eau Clover
In Spanish
Callery Pear
Agua trébol
In Greek
Callery Αχλάδι
νερό Clover
In Portuguese
Callery Pear
Clover água
In Polish
Callery Gruszka
Woda Clover
In Latin
Callery Pirum
Trifolium aqua
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheobionta
Pteridophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Filicopsida
Order
Rosales
Hydropteridales
Family
Rosaceae
Marsileaceae
Genus
Pyrus
Marsilea
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
224
1
27800
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