Kieffer 'Improved' (fruiting) Pear Jackson Landscape/Greenwood Growers Photo courtesy of: Bottoms Nursery

Photo courtesy of: Bottoms Nursery in Concord

Ornamental Characteristics Category Herbaceous Perennial Foliage Type Dormant in Winter Height 1' - 2' Spread 4' - 5' Shape Mounding Primary Foliage Color Chartreuse Seasonal Foliage Color Dormant in Winter Flowering Season Summer Flower Color Pale purple Pollinator Friendly Yes

brilliant color in autumn

Hosta 'Sun Power'

it gradually turns solid green providing an excellent background for the bright new shoots

Kieffer 'Improved' (fruiting) Pear Jackson Landscape/Greenwood Growers Photo courtesy of: Bottoms NurseryPyrus communis 'Kieffer' Produces Medium to Large pear. Good for canning and preserves. Very firm fruit. Harvest Mid September Mid October Resistant to Fire Blight Requires Pollination with another European Pear (like the Bartlett) or another Kieffer. The Kieffer pear will pollinate a Moonglow pear but a Moonglow pear will not pollinate a Kieffer pear. Tolerates Drought & Flooding (once established) * Deer May Browse * Photo courtesy of: Bottoms