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Seckel Pear
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Fruit
Aquatics

Origin

Europe, Western Asia
Australia, New Zealand

Types

common pear
Myriophyllum aquaticum

Number of Varieties

117
0 40000
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Habitat

Humid climates, moist forests
Lakes, Ponds, stream banks

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-98-12
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-5
10-6

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
21,22

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm30.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

120.00 cm30.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Dark Red, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Dark Red, Sandy Brown
Yellow Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy
Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Pinnate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Poorly Drained

Bloom Time

Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
waterlogging

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
In Water

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium, Water less during winter, Water more in summer, when new, water every week
Plant grows in water

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Poorly Drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune regularly, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
iron-rich fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Sap-Sucking Insects, Stem rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought
waterlogging

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single
-

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies
-

Allergy

Digestive Problems, Itchiness
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden
Water gardening

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative
-

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Wood
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Other Uses

Shelterbelt, Used as a dye, Used as firewood, Used for woodware
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Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Bog Garden, Container, Groundcover, Tropical, Water Gardens

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PYRUS communis 'Seckel'
MYRIOPHYLLUM propinquum

Common Name

Dessert Pear, Pear, Seckel Pear
Parrot's Feather, Watermilfoil

In Hindi

Seckel Pear
watermilfoil

In German

Kultur-Birne
watermilfoil

In French

Poirier commun
myriophylle

In Spanish

peral europeo, peral común
watermilfoil

In Greek

Seckel Pear
watermilfoil

In Portuguese

Seckel Pear
watermilfoil

In Polish

Grusza pospolita
watermilfoil

In Latin

Seckel Pear
watermilfoil

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheobionta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales
Saxifragales

Family

Rosaceae
Haloragaceae

Genus

Pyrus
Myriophyllum

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

5069
1 27800
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Difference Between Seckel Pear and Watermilfoil

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Importance of Seckel Pear and Watermilfoil

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Seckel Pear and Watermilfoil. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Seckel Pear and Watermilfoil as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Seckel Pear is Astringent, Febrifuge and Sedative whereas of Watermilfoil is . Seckel Pear has beauty benefits as follows: while Watermilfoil has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Seckel Pear vs Watermilfoil

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Seckel Pear vs Watermilfoil and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Seckel Pear are Digestive Problems and Itchiness whereas of Watermilfoil have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Seckel Pear has showy fruits and Watermilfoil has no showy fruits. Also Seckel Pear is not flowering and Watermilfoil is not flowering . You can compare Seckel Pear and Watermilfoil facts and facts of other plants too.