Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Fruit
Origin
Mediterranean, Northern Africa
Europe, Western Asia
Types
Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae
Bartlett pear itself is a type of pear
Number of Varieties
1901
0
40000
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Habitat
marshes, Riverbanks
Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-95-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 6
9-5
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
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm370.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
120.00 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Silver
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Purple
Yellow, Rose
Leaf Color in Spring
White, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Tan
Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy
Leaf Color in Winter
Purple, Tan
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Fall
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Vegetative
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water once every two or three weeks
Requires regular watering
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
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut back all stems to the same height
Prune prior to new growth, Prune regularly
Fertilizers
0-10-10 NPK fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Drought, Edema
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
Noxious Weed
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Bone strength, Immunity, Increase fiber amount
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Cultivated for fodder
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
SACCHARUM ravennae
PYRUS communis 'Bartlett' ('Williams Bon Chretien')
Common Name
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass
Bartlett Pear, Pear
In Hindi
Plume Grass
बार्टलेट नाशपाती
In German
Plume Gras
Bartlett-Birne
In French
Plume Herbe
Poire Bartlett
In Spanish
Penacho de hierba
Bartlett Pear
In Greek
Plume Grass
Bartlett Pear
In Portuguese
Plume grama
Bartlett Pear
In Polish
Pióropusz Trawa
Bartlett Pear
In Latin
Kessinger Grass
bartlett pirum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Lilopsida
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Order
Cyperales
Rosales
Family
Poaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Saccharum
Pyrus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Andropogoneae
Maleae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Amygdaloideae
Number of Species
40019
1
27800
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