1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southwestern United States, California
Western Europe
1.4 Types
Not Available
Pyrus amygdaliformis, Pyrus armeniacifolia, Pyrus bourgaeana
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Dry areas, meadows
Dappled Shade, Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden Secondary
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
61.00 cm101.60 cm
0.54
3900
1.4.2 Minimum Width
25.40 cm38.10 cm
0.1
6350
1.7 Plant Color
1.7.1 Flower Color
1.7.2 Flower Color Modifier
1.7.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
1.7.4 Leaf Color in Spring
1.7.5 Leaf Color in Summer
1.7.6 Leaf Color in Fall
1.7.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
1.8 Shape
1.8.1 Leaf Shape
1.9 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
2.3 Growing Conditions
2.3.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
2.3.2 Growth Rate
3.1.2 Type of Soil
3.1.3 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.1.4 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.1.5 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Spring
3.1.6 Repeat Bloomer
3.2 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry
Medium
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Hummingbirds
Birds, Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Asthma
Itchiness, Mouth itching, Pollen, Sore Throat
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Good for skin and hair
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Nesting sites for birds, Shadow Tree, Windbreak
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Burns, Snakebite, Stomach aliments
Analgesic, Diuretic, Heart problems, High cholestrol, Stomach pain, Weight loss
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as a dye, Used for woodware
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
PENSTEMON eatonii
PYRUS 'Bosc'
7.2 Common Name
Firecracker Penstemon
Bosc Pear, Pear
7.2.1 In Hindi
Firecracker penstemon
Bosc Pear Tree
7.2.2 In German
Kracher penstemon
Bosc Pear Tree
7.2.3 In French
Firecracker penstemon
Bosc Pear Tree
7.2.4 In Spanish
Penstemon del petardo
Bosc Pear Tree
7.2.5 In Greek
πυροτέχνημα penstemon
Bosc Pear Tree
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Penstemon do foguete
Bosc Pear Tree
7.2.7 In Polish
petarda penstemon
Bosc Pear Tree
7.2.8 In Latin
Firecracker Persicaria
Orbis Bosc ligno
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Not Available
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Not Available
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Scrophulariaceae
Rosaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Amygdaloideae
8.10 Number of Species