Cherry Bomb Pepper

Gillyflower

About Cherry Bomb Pepper and Gillyflower

Cherry Bomb Pepper

Gillyflower

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Annual and Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Herbaceous Perennial

Origin

Mexico, Central America, South America

Northwestern United States, California, Canada

Types

Stock, Tenweeks stock, Gillyflower, Brompton Stock

Number of Varieties

1275

0 40000

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Habitat

Open areas

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99995-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12 - 1

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

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

61.00 cm38.10 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

61.00 cm20.30 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Light Blue, Lavender, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Black

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Oblanceolate , Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Summer, Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Hives, Rash

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

cholesterol-lowering, Low calories, Vitamin C

Antidote, Aphrodisiac, Expectorant, Stomachic

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers, Leaves, Seedpod

Other Uses

Used As Food

Used as a dye

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Bomb'

Matthiola incana

Common Name

Cherry Bomb Pepper, Cherry Pepper

Blue Thimble Flower, Field Gilia, Gillyflower

In Hindi

Cherry Bomb Pepper

gillyflower

In German

Cherry Bomb Pfeffer

Garten-Levkoje

In French

Cherry Bomb Pepper

Gillyflower

In Spanish

Bomba de cereza Pimienta

Gillyflower

In Greek

Cherry Bomb Πιπέρι

Gillyflower

In Portuguese

Cherry Bomb Pimenta

Matthiola incana

In Polish

Cherry Bomb Pepper

Gillyflower

In Latin

Cherry Bomb Pepper

Matthiola incana

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Anthophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Eudicotyledones

Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales

Capparales

Family

Solanaceae

Polemoniaceae

Genus

Capsicum

Gilia

Clade

Angiosperms

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Gilieae

Subfamily

Polemonioideae

Number of Species

10025

1 27800

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Properties of Cherry Bomb Pepper and Gillyflower

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

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Season and Care of Cherry Bomb Pepper and Gillyflower

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

Cherry Bomb Pepper and Gillyflower Physical Information

Cherry Bomb Pepper and Gillyflower physical information is very important for comparison. Cherry Bomb Pepper height is 61.00 cm and width 61.00 cm whereas Gillyflower height is 38.10 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Cherry Bomb Pepper and Gillyflower are as follows:

Cherry Bomb Pepper flower color: White
Cherry Bomb Pepper leaf color: Dark Green
Gillyflower flower color: Light Blue, Lavender and Blue Violet
Gillyflower leaf color: Green

Care of Cherry Bomb Pepper and Gillyflower

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