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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Fruit
Perennial

Origin

Europe, Western Asia
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Types

pride pear,Triumph pear,jersey pear
Potentilla bifurca, Potentilla biennis

Number of Varieties

10500
0 40000
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Habitat

Hedge, Wood Margins
Fields, Open Forest, Upland

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-95-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-5
9-4

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm30.50 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

300.00 cm38.10 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
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Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Yellow green
Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy
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Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lance shaped
Palmate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering
Keep ground moist, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Compost, fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, organic fertlizers, Potassium

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Caterpillars, codling moth
Leaf spot

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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

Medium
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Foliage Sheen

Glossy
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Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies
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Allergy

-
Avoid during Pregnancy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Food for insects

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative
Diarrhea, Inflammation, Menstrual Disorders, Sore throat

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Leaves

Other Uses

Shelterbelt, Used to make yellow dye
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PYRUS communis 'Sugar'
POTENTILLA 'Emilie'

Common Name

Dessert Pear, Pear, Sugar Pear
Cinquefoil

In Hindi

Sugar pear
पंचकोण

In German

Kultur-Birne
Fingerkraut

In French

Poirier commun
potentille

In Spanish

Pyrus communis
cinquefoil

In Greek

Sugar pear
Πεντάφυλλο

In Portuguese

Sugar pear
cinquefoil

In Polish

Grusza pospolita
pięciornik

In Latin

Sugar pear
cinquefoil

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales
Rosales

Family

Rosaceae
Rosaceae

Genus

Pyrus
Potentilla

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
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Subfamily

-
Rosoideae

Number of Species

35300
1 27800
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Difference Between Sugar Pear and Cinquefoil

If you are confused whether Sugar Pear or Cinquefoil 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 Sugar Pear and Cinquefoil Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Sugar Pear are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Cinquefoil fertilizers required are as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Compost, fertilize in growing season, Nitrogen, organic fertlizers and Potassium. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Sugar Pear and Cinquefoil if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Sugar Pear and Cinquefoil

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Sugar Pear and Cinquefoil. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Sugar Pear and Cinquefoil 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 Sugar Pear is Astringent, Febrifuge and Sedative whereas of Cinquefoil is Diarrhea, Inflammation, Menstrual Disorders and Sore throat. Sugar Pear has beauty benefits as follows: while Cinquefoil has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Sugar Pear vs Cinquefoil

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