1 What is
1.2 Life Span
1.3 Type
1.4 Origin
Europe, Western Asia
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Canada
1.5 Types
pride pear,Triumph pear,jersey pear
Blue Ice, Eventide, Starfire
1.5.1 Number of Varieties
1.6 Habitat
Hedge, Wood Margins
Dappled Shade, Shady Edge, Woodland Garden
1.7 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.13 AHS Heat Zone
2.2 Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21
2.3 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
3 Information
3.1 Plant Size
3.1.1 Minimum Height
3.1.3 Minimum Width
3.3 Plant Color
3.3.1 Flower Color
3.3.4 Flower Color Modifier
3.4.2 Fruit Color
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Yellow green
Not Available
3.5.1 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Chartreuse, Gold
3.5.2 Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Chartreuse, Gold
4.1.1 Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy
Chartreuse, Yellow green, Tan
4.2.2 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Not Available
4.3 Shape
4.3.1 Leaf Shape
4.4 Thorns
5 Season
5.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
5.2 Growing Conditions
5.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
5.2.3 Growth Rate
5.2.5 Type of Soil
6.0.1 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
6.1.1 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
6.3.1 Bloom Time
Spring
Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
6.3.2 Repeat Bloomer
6.4 Tolerances
7 Care
7.1 Where to Plant?
7.2 How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
Seedlings
7.4 Plant Maintenance
7.5 Watering Plants
7.5.1 Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Doesn't tolerate standing water
7.5.3 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
7.5.5 In Spring
7.6.2 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
7.7 Soil
7.7.2 Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
7.8.1 Soil Type
7.8.2 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
7.10 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
7.12 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
7.14 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
General purpose slow-acting granular fertilizer
7.16 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Caterpillars, codling moth
Powdery mildew, Rust, Septoria leaf spot, Stem canker
8.2 Plant Tolerance
9 Facts
9.1 Flowers
9.2.2 Flower Petal Number
9.3 Fruits
9.3.1 Showy Fruit
9.4.2 Edible Fruit
9.5 Fragrance
9.5.1 Fragrant Flower
9.5.3 Fragrant Fruit
9.5.5 Fragrant Leaf
9.6.1 Fragrant Bark/Stem
9.7 Showy Foliage
9.9 Showy Bark
9.11 Foliage Texture
9.13 Foliage Sheen
9.15 Evergreen
9.17 Invasive
9.19 Self-Sowing
9.21 Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Butterflies
9.23 Allergy
11 Benefits
11.1 Uses
11.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Borders, Ground Cover
11.1.3 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
11.1.5 Edible Uses
11.1.7 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
11.3 Plant Benefits
11.3.1 Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative
No Medicinal Use
11.3.3 Part of Plant Used
11.3.5 Other Uses
Shelterbelt, Used to make yellow dye
Used as Ornamental plant
11.5 Used As Indoor Plant
11.7 Used As Outdoor Plant
11.9 Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower
13 Scientific Name
13.1 Botanical Name
PYRUS communis 'Sugar'
PHLOX paniculata 'Goldmine'
13.3 Common Name
Dessert Pear, Pear, Sugar Pear
Garden Phlox, Goldmine Phlox
13.3.2 In Hindi
Sugar pear
Goldmine Phlox
13.3.4 In German
Kultur-Birne
Goldgrube Phlox
13.3.6 In French
Poirier commun
Phlox Goldmine
13.3.8 In Spanish
Pyrus communis
Phlox Goldmine
13.3.10 In Greek
Sugar pear
Goldmine Phlox
13.3.12 In Portuguese
Sugar pear
Phlox Goldmine
13.3.14 In Polish
Grusza pospolita
Goldmine Phlox
13.3.16 In Latin
15 Classification
15.1 Kingdom
15.3 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
15.5 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
15.7 Order
15.9 Family
15.11 Genus
15.13 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
15.15 Tribe
15.17 Subfamily
Not Available
Polemonioideae
15.19 Number of Species