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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Fruit

Origin

South America, Argentina, Brazil
China, Japan

Types

Oxalis acetosella Oxalis adenophylla Oxalis albicans Oxalis alpina
sand pear,Taiwanese pear,Japanese Apple Pear

Number of Varieties

-10
0 40000
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Habitat

Deep, Hardwood forests
low mountains, warm rainy

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-95-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

8-6
9-1

Sunset Zone

21,22
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

Habit

Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

15.20 cm460.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

25.40 cm300.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Pink, Light Pink, Rose
-

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green
-

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green
-

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green
-

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Obcordate
Narrow and lance shape

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
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Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Corms or bulbs, From Rhizomes
Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs more water during establishment, Water Deeply, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases
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
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Pinch Tips, Pinching, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Shade areas
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
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Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Medium
-

Foliage Sheen

Matte
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
-

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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Antiseptic, Astringent, Febrifuge, Nervine, Pectoral

Part of Plant Used

Flowers
Fruits, Stem

Other Uses

-
-

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

OXALIS articulata
PYRUS pyrifolia

Common Name

Sorrel, Wood Sorrel
Asian Pear

In Hindi

sorrel
Asian Pear

In German

Sauerampfer
Nashi-Birne

In French

oseille
Nashi

In Spanish

alazán
Asian pear

In Greek

οξαλίδα
Asian pear

In Portuguese

alazão
Pera-nashi

In Polish

szczaw
Grusza chińska

In Latin

varii,
Asian pear

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Oxalidales
Rosales

Family

Oxalidaceae
Rosaceae

Genus

Oxalis
Pyrus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
Maleae

Subfamily

-
Amygdaloideae

Number of Species

90020
1 27800
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Difference Between Sorrel and Asian Pear

If you are confused whether Sorrel or Asian Pear are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Sorrel and Asian Pear Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Sorrel are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Apply N-P-K, whereas for Asian Pear fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Sorrel and Asian Pear if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Sorrel and Asian Pear

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Sorrel and Asian Pear. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Sorrel and Asian Pear 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 Sorrel is whereas of Asian Pear is Antiseptic, Astringent, Febrifuge, Nervine and Pectoral. Sorrel has beauty benefits as follows: while Asian Pear has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Sorrel vs Asian Pear

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 Sorrel vs Asian Pear 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 Sorrel are whereas of Asian Pear have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Sorrel has no showy fruits and Asian Pear has showy fruits. Also Sorrel is not flowering and Asian Pear is not flowering . You can compare Sorrel and Asian Pear facts and facts of other plants too.