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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Fruit
Cactus or Succulent

Origin

Europe, Western Asia
North America, Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

pride pear,Triumph pear,jersey pear
Colville's Barrel Cactus, Long-spined Barrel Cactus, Barrel Cactus

Number of Varieties

1029
0 40000
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Habitat

Hedge, Wood Margins
limestone outcrops, Rocky areas, Semi desert

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-912-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-5
12-10

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm40.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

300.00 cm13.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Yellow, Magenta

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Yellow green
Pink, Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green
-

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
-

Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy
-

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lance shaped
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Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering
Needs good drainage, Needs very little water, Water carefully

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
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Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Caterpillars, codling moth
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
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Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies
-

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative
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Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Flowers

Other Uses

Shelterbelt, Used to make yellow dye
Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PYRUS communis 'Sugar'
ECHINOCACTUS horizonthalonius

Common Name

Dessert Pear, Pear, Sugar Pear
Devilshead, Turk's head cactus, Blue barrel cactus, Eagle's claw, Horse maimer, Horse crippler, Visnaga meloncillo

In Hindi

Sugar pear
Blue barrel cactus

In German

Kultur-Birne
Blau Faßkaktus

In French

Poirier commun
Bleu barrel cactus

In Spanish

Pyrus communis
biznaga Azul

In Greek

Sugar pear
Μπλε βαρέλι κάκτος

In Portuguese

Sugar pear
cacto de tambor azul

In Polish

Grusza pospolita
Niebieski baryłkę kaktus

In Latin

Sugar pear
Blue Cactus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales
Caryophyllales

Family

Rosaceae
Cactaceae

Genus

Pyrus
Echinocactus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Cacteae

Subfamily

-
Cactaceae

Number of Species

3529
1 27800
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Difference Between Sugar Pear and Blue Barrel

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Importance of Sugar Pear and Blue Barrel

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Compare Facts of Sugar Pear vs Blue Barrel

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