Life Span
Biennial
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Fruit
Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Europe, Western Asia
Types
Eustoma grandiflorum
common pear
Number of Varieties
401
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Grassland, River side
Humid climates, moist forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99995-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
9-5
Sunset Zone
21,22
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm370.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow, Dark Red, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires watering in the growing season, Water more in summer
Medium, Water less during winter, Water more in summer, when new, water every week
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Alkaline, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sandy
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial 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
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
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Digestive Problems, Itchiness
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets
Cottage Garden
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Fruits, Wood
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Shelterbelt, Used as a dye, Used as firewood, Used for woodware
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Edging, Feature Plant, Foundation
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
EUSTOMA grandiflorum 'Florida Blue'
PYRUS communis 'Seckel'
Common Name
Florida Blue Lisianthus, Lisianthus
Dessert Pear, Pear, Seckel Pear
In Hindi
फ्लोरिडा Lisianthus
Seckel Pear
In German
Florida Lisianthus
Kultur-Birne
In French
Floride Lisianthus
Poirier commun
In Spanish
lisianthus Florida
peral europeo, peral común
In Greek
Φλόριντα lisianthus
Seckel Pear
In Portuguese
Florida Lisianthus
Seckel Pear
In Polish
Florida Eustoma
Grusza pospolita
In Latin
Florida Lisianthus
Seckel Pear
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Tracheobionta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Gentianales
Rosales
Family
Gentianaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Eustoma
Pyrus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Paperveroideae
-
Number of Species
3050
1
27800
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