Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Fruit
Houseplant
Origin
Europe, Western Asia
Australia
Types
pride pear,Triumph pear,jersey pear
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Number of Varieties
107
0
40000
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Habitat
Hedge, Wood Margins
Dry areas, Temperate Regions, Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-910-11
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, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
370.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm40.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Red, Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White, Yellow, Red, Green, Yellow green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Dark 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
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, 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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Spring, Late Spring, Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Budding, Grafting, Seedlings
Seedlings, Tissue culture
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
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 branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Caterpillars, codling moth
fungus
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds, Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
Eye irritation, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Buds, Flowers
Other Uses
Shelterbelt, Used to make yellow dye
Cut Flowers
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Container, Cutflower, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
PYRUS communis 'Sugar'
ANIGOZANTHOS manglesii
Common Name
Dessert Pear, Pear, Sugar Pear
Mangles' Kangaroo Paw, Red and Green Kangaroo Paw
In Hindi
Sugar pear
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
In German
Kultur-Birne
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
In French
Poirier commun
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
In Spanish
Pyrus communis
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
In Greek
Sugar pear
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
In Portuguese
Sugar pear
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
In Polish
Grusza pospolita
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
In Latin
Sugar pear
Mangles Kangaroo Paw
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Rosales
Commelinales
Family
Rosaceae
Haemodoraceae
Genus
Pyrus
Anigozanthos
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Conostyloideae
Number of Species
3511
1
27800
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