Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
-
Eastern Asia
Types
Switchgrass
Pyrus calleryana
Number of Varieties
4506
0
40000
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Habitat
Wet lands
Rural areas, Suburban areas, Urban areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8-3
Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
Habit
-
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm910.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.00 cm760.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Indigo
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Red, Burgundy
Leaf Color in Winter
-
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Medium
Type of Soil
Moist
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
-
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Pollution, Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
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
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Moist
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads, Remove hanging branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
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
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Deers
Birds
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
small hedge
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic, Prevention of convulsion
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Stem
Other Uses
Used as Biofuel
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used in Furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
PANICUM
PYRUS calleryana
Common Name
Panicum
Callery Pear
In Hindi
panikom
Callery नाशपाती
In German
panikom
Callery Pear
In French
panikom
Callery pear
In Spanish
panikom
Callery Pear
In Greek
Panicum
Callery Αχλάδι
In Portuguese
Panicum
Callery Pear
In Polish
Panicum
Callery Gruszka
In Latin
Panicum
Callery Pirum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheobionta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Rosales
Family
Poaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Panicum
Pyrus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Panicoideae
-
Number of Species
45022
1
27800
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