Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants, Vegetable
Fruit
Origin
Argentina, Brazil, Central America, Chile, Mexico, South America
Europe, Western Asia
Types
-
common pear
Number of Varieties
101
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Humid climates, moist forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-105-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-5
Sunset Zone
-
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Habit
-
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm370.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Peach, Pink, Red, Rose, Yellow
White
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink, Red, White
Yellow, Dark Red, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Trumpet
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Fall, Indeterminate, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From Rhizomes
Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, Does not require lot of watering
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
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Mosaic viruses
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Digestive Problems, Itchiness
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Cottage Garden
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Fruits, Wood
Other Uses
-
Shelterbelt, Used as a dye, Used as firewood, Used for woodware
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Foundation
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
TROPAEOLUM tuberosum
PYRUS communis 'Seckel'
Common Name
Anu, Tuberous Nasturtium
Dessert Pear, Pear, Seckel Pear
In Hindi
Tuberous Nasturtium
Seckel Pear
In German
Tuberöse Kapuzinerkresse
Kultur-Birne
In French
Capucine tubéreuse
Poirier commun
In Spanish
tuberosa capuchina
peral europeo, peral común
In Greek
Οζώδης Νεροκάρδαμο
Seckel Pear
In Portuguese
tuberosa chagas
Seckel Pear
In Polish
bulwiaste Nasturcja
Grusza pospolita
In Latin
Morbus nasturtium
Seckel Pear
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Tracheobionta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Brassicales
Rosales
Family
Tropaeolaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Tropaeolum
Pyrus
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
10050
1
27800
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