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Cherry Bomb Pepper
Cherry Bomb Pepper

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About Cherry Bomb Pepper and Blue Giant

What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Cactus or Succulent

Origin

Mexico, Central America, South America
Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

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Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum

Number of Varieties

126
0 40000
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Habitat

Open areas
Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

-999912-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
12-10

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
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect
Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

61.00 cm17.78 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

61.00 cm10.16 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
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Fruit Color

Red, Green
Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Black
Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green
Green, Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Narrow

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand
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 branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content

Pests and Diseases

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Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

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
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

Hives, Rash
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes
Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

cholesterol-lowering, Low calories, Vitamin C
-

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
-

Other Uses

Used As Food
useful as a ground cover

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Bomb'
DASYLIRION berlandieri

Common Name

Cherry Bomb Pepper, Cherry Pepper
Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa

In Hindi

Cherry Bomb Pepper
Blue Giant Grass

In German

Cherry Bomb Pfeffer
Blue Giant Grass

In French

Cherry Bomb Pepper
Blue Giant Herbe

In Spanish

Bomba de cereza Pimienta
Blue Grass gigante

In Greek

Cherry Bomb Πιπέρι
Μπλε Giant Grass

In Portuguese

Cherry Bomb Pimenta
Blue Grass gigante

In Polish

Cherry Bomb Pepper
Błękitny Gigant Trawa

In Latin

Cherry Bomb Pepper
Giant herba blue

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Anthophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Eudicotyledones
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Order

Solanales
Asparagales

Family

Solanaceae
Agavaceae

Genus

Capsicum
Dasylirion

Clade

Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

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Nolinoideae

Number of Species

10022
1 27800
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Properties of Cherry Bomb Pepper and Blue Giant

Wondering what are the properties of Cherry Bomb Pepper and Blue Giant? We provide you with everything About Cherry Bomb Pepper and Blue Giant. Cherry Bomb Pepper doesn't have thorns and Blue Giant doesn't have thorns. Also Cherry Bomb Pepper does not have fragrant flowers. Cherry Bomb Pepper has allergic reactions like Hives and Rash and Blue Giant has allergic reactions like Hives and Rash. 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 Cherry Bomb Pepper and Blue Giant and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Cherry Bomb Pepper and Blue Giant

Season and care of Cherry Bomb Pepper and Blue Giant is important to know. While considering everything about Cherry Bomb Pepper and Blue Giant Care, growing season is an essential factor. Cherry Bomb Pepper season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Blue Giant season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Cherry Bomb Pepper is Loam, Sand and for Blue Giant is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Cherry Bomb Pepper is Neutral and for Blue Giant is Neutral, Alkaline.

Cherry Bomb Pepper and Blue Giant Physical Information

Cherry Bomb Pepper and Blue Giant physical information is very important for comparison. Cherry Bomb Pepper height is 61.00 cm and width 61.00 cm whereas Blue Giant height is 17.78 cm and width 10.16 cm. The color specification of Cherry Bomb Pepper and Blue Giant are as follows:

  • Cherry Bomb Pepper flower color: White

  • Cherry Bomb Pepper leaf color: Dark Green

  • Blue Giant flower color: Yellow

  • Blue Giant leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Cherry Bomb Pepper and Blue Giant

Care of Cherry Bomb Pepper and Blue Giant include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cherry Bomb Pepper pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Blue Giant pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Cherry Bomb Pepper needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Blue Giant needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.