Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Shrub
Origin
Europe, Western Asia
Eastern Asia, Malaysia
Types
pride pear,Triumph pear,jersey pear
Plectranthus scutellarioides
Number of Varieties
10150
0
40000
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Habitat
Hedge, Wood Margins
gardens, Subtropical climates, tropical environments
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-911-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-5
-
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
-
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Bushy, Evergreen
Plant Size
Minimum Height
370.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Yellow green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Red, Green, Purple
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Red, Green, Purple
Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy
Red, Green, Purple
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Red, Green, Purple
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lance shaped
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Damp
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Ample Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Loam
Damp
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
cut main flower spike, Cut or pinch the stems
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Full-strength liquid fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Caterpillars, codling moth
Downy mildew, Red blotch, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Wet Site
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes, Used for making hedges
Beauty Benefits
-
Weightloss
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Provides ground cover, Soil protection, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative
Asthma, Glaucoma, High blood pressure, Liver Protection, Weight loss
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Leaves
Other Uses
Shelterbelt, Used to make yellow dye
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
PYRUS communis 'Sugar'
Plectranthus scutellarioides
Common Name
Dessert Pear, Pear, Sugar Pear
Coleus, Painted nettle
In Hindi
Sugar pear
Coleus
In German
Kultur-Birne
Buntnessel
In French
Poirier commun
Vieux garçon
In Spanish
Pyrus communis
coleo
In Greek
Sugar pear
Coleus
In Portuguese
Sugar pear
cóleus
In Polish
Grusza pospolita
Coleus
In Latin
Sugar pear
Coleus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Lamiales
Family
Rosaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Pyrus
Coleus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
35150
1
27800
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