Banana Pepper

Snake Gourd

About Banana Pepper and Snake Gourd

Banana Pepper

Snake Gourd

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Central America, South America

India, Philippines, Southeast Asia

1.4 Types

Sweet Banana Pepper, Banana Bill Hybrid Pepper, Hot Banana Pepper, Inferno Hot Banana Hybrid Pepper

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Warmer regions

Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

9-115-7

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

55.90 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

45.70 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Ivory

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Yellow green

Yellow, Dark Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green, Black

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

Palmate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer, Fall, Indeterminate

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Over-head watering

Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune after harvesting, Prune in late winter, Prune lower leaves

Cut out old flower stalks, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen, N-P-K balanced liquid fertilizer, Potassium

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Army-worms, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Red spider mite

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Bees

Bees, Flies, Flying insects

5.12 Allergy

breathing problems, inflammation in lips, Runny nose, sneezing

Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Glowing Skin, Moisturizing, Nourishes scalp

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Food for animals

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Digestive disorders, Heart problems, High blood pressure, Inflammation

Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Jaundice, Laxative, Leprosy, Weight loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical

Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CAPSICUM annuum 'Park's Sweet Banana Whopper'

Trichosanthes cucumerina

7.2 Common Name

Banana Pepper, Park's Sweet Banana Whopper Pepper

snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal

7.2.1 In Hindi

केले मिर्च

चिचिण्डा

7.2.2 In German

Banana Pfeffer

Schlangenhaargurke

7.2.3 In French

Banana Pepper

Trichosanthes cucumerina

7.2.4 In Spanish

banano Pimienta

snake gourd

7.2.5 In Greek

Πιπεριά Μπανάνα

φίδι κολοκύθα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Banana pimenta

snake gourd

7.2.7 In Polish

Banana Pepper

Gurdlina ogórkowata

7.2.8 In Latin

Musa sapientum fixa Pepper

snake gourd

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Not Available

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Cucurbitales

8.5 Family

Solanaceae

Cucurbitaceae

8.6 Genus

Peppers

Coccinia

8.7 Clade

Not Applicable

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Papilionoideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA27

1 27800

Properties of Banana Pepper and Snake Gourd

Wondering what are the properties of Banana Pepper and Snake Gourd? We provide you with everything About Banana Pepper and Snake Gourd. Banana Pepper doesn't have thorns and Snake Gourd doesn't have thorns. Also Banana Pepper does not have fragrant flowers. Banana Pepper has allergic reactions like breathing problems, inflammation in lips, Runny nose and sneezing and Snake Gourd has allergic reactions like breathing problems, inflammation in lips, Runny nose and sneezing. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Banana Pepper and Snake Gourd and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Banana Pepper and Snake Gourd

Season and care of Banana Pepper and Snake Gourd is important to know. While considering everything about Banana Pepper and Snake Gourd Care, growing season is an essential factor. Banana Pepper season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Snake Gourd season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Banana Pepper is Loam and for Snake Gourd is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Banana Pepper is Acidic, Neutral and for Snake Gourd is Neutral.

Banana Pepper and Snake Gourd Physical Information

Banana Pepper and Snake Gourd physical information is very important for comparison. Banana Pepper height is 55.90 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Snake Gourd height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Banana Pepper and Snake Gourd are as follows:

Banana Pepper flower color: White and Ivory
Banana Pepper leaf color: Green, Light Green
Snake Gourd flower color: Yellow, Orange and Dark Green
Snake Gourd leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Banana Pepper and Snake Gourd

Care of Banana Pepper and Snake Gourd include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Banana Pepper pruning is done Prune after harvesting, Prune in late winter and Prune lower leaves and Snake Gourd pruning is done Cut out old flower stalks and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Banana Pepper needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Snake Gourd needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.