Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Epiphyte
Fruit
Origin
Mexico, Central America
Europe, Western Asia
Types
-
Bartlett pear itself is a type of pear
Number of Varieties
301
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40000
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Habitat
Rocky areas
Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-135-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
9-5
Sunset Zone
H2, 24
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm370.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
35.60 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Yellow green, Gold, Light Green
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow, Rose
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green
Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Loam
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, Stem Planting
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Consistently
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral
Soil Type
-
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune ocassionally
Prune prior to new growth, Prune regularly
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in summer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Black Spot, Scale
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
-
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Bone strength, Immunity, Increase fiber amount
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Flowers, Leaves
Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
LYCASTE cochleata
PYRUS communis 'Bartlett' ('Williams Bon Chretien')
Common Name
Lycaste Orchid, Shell-shaped Anther Lycaste
Bartlett Pear, Pear
In Hindi
Lycaste Orchid
बार्टलेट नाशपाती
In German
Lycaste Orchidee
Bartlett-Birne
In French
Lycaste orchidée
Poire Bartlett
In Spanish
Lycaste orquídea
Bartlett Pear
In Greek
Lycaste ορχιδέα
Bartlett Pear
In Portuguese
Lycaste orquídea
Bartlett Pear
In Polish
Lycaste orchidea
Bartlett Pear
In Latin
braemii orchid
bartlett pirum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
-
Order
Asparagales
Rosales
Family
Orchidaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Lycaste
Pyrus
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Maxillarieae
Maleae
Subfamily
Epidendroideae
Amygdaloideae
Number of Species
3119
1
27800
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