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Sugar Pear
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Fruit
Cactus or Succulent

Origin

Europe, Western Asia
South America, Brazil

Types

pride pear,Triumph pear,jersey pear
Cactus

Number of Varieties

1030
0 40000
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Habitat

Hedge, Wood Margins
Rocky areas, Terrestrial, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-911-12
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-5
12-1

Sunset Zone

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

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm25.40 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

300.00 cm30.50 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Red, Magenta, Crimson

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
-

Fruit Color

White, Yellow, Red, Green, Yellow green
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green
Pale Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lance shaped
Succulent

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring
Early Spring, Winter, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Heat And Humidity, Heat Tolerance

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering
Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water more in summer

In Summer

Lots of watering
Ample Water

In Spring

Moderate
Ample Water

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Neutral

Soil Type

Loam
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season, fertilize in spring

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Caterpillars, codling moth
Bacterial Diseases, Fungal Diseases, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Heat And Humidity, Heat Tolerance

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single, Semi-Double

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
-

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds, Butterflies
Hummingbirds

Allergy

-
breathing problems

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative
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Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Leaves

Other Uses

Shelterbelt, Used to make yellow dye
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Container, Hanging Basket, Houseplant, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PYRUS communis 'Sugar'
Hatiora gaertneri

Common Name

Dessert Pear, Pear, Sugar Pear
Whitsun cactus

In Hindi

Sugar pear
ईस्टर कैक्टस

In German

Kultur-Birne
Osterkaktus

In French

Poirier commun
cactus de Pâques

In Spanish

Pyrus communis
cactus de Pascua

In Greek

Sugar pear
Πάσχα κάκτος

In Portuguese

Sugar pear
cacto Páscoa

In Polish

Grusza pospolita
Wielkanocny kaktus

In Latin

Sugar pear
Pascha Cactus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales
Caryophyllales

Family

Rosaceae
Cactaceae

Genus

Pyrus
Hatiora

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Rhipsalideae

Subfamily

-
Cactoideae

Number of Species

3525
1 27800
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Difference Between Sugar Pear and Easter cactus

If you are confused whether Sugar Pear or Easter cactus 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 Easter cactus Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Sugar Pear are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Easter cactus fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season and fertilize in spring. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Sugar Pear and Easter cactus if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Sugar Pear and Easter cactus

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Sugar Pear and Easter cactus. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Sugar Pear and Easter cactus 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 Easter cactus is . Sugar Pear has beauty benefits as follows: while Easter cactus has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Sugar Pear vs Easter cactus

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 Easter cactus 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 Easter cactus have breathing problems respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Sugar Pear has showy fruits and Easter cactus has no showy fruits. Also Sugar Pear is not flowering and Easter cactus is not flowering . You can compare Sugar Pear and Easter cactus facts and facts of other plants too.