Cherry Pepper

Butterfly Flower

About Cherry Pepper and Butterfly Flower

Cherry Pepper

Butterfly Flower

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Shrub

Origin

Mexico, Central America, South America

Mexico

Types

Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry

Pink cestrum, Red cestrum, Purple cestrum

Number of Varieties

50175

0 40000

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Habitat

Temperate Regions

gardens, High elevation, Roadsides

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-129-15

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

H1, H2, 13, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.70 cm300.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

40.60 cm300.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Magenta, Crimson, Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Green

Red

Leaf Color in Spring

Sea Green

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green, Black

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lanceolate

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

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, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Armyworm, Borers, Red blotch, Stink bugs, Worms

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Salt

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Beetles

Birds, Hummingbirds, Butterflies

Allergy

Eye irritation, Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Bonsai, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Vitamin A, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers, Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties

Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical

Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'

CESTRUM elegans

Common Name

Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper

Crimson cestrum, Elegant poison-berry, Purple cestrum, Red cestrum

In Hindi

चेरी मिर्च

Butterfly Flower plant

In German

Kirsche Pfeffer

Schmetterlings-Blumen- Anlage

In French

cerise Pepper

usine de fleur de papillon

In Spanish

cereza de la pimienta

planta de la flor de mariposa

In Greek

Cherry πιπέρι

φυτό Πεταλούδα λουλούδι

In Portuguese

cereja pimenta

planta de flor de borboleta

In Polish

Cherry Pieprz

Motyl Kwiat roślin

In Latin

Cherry Pepper

Flos plantae Gloria

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales

Family

Solanaceae

Genus

Capsicum

Cestrum

Clade

Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Capsiceae

Cestreae

Subfamily

Browallioideae

Number of Species

50250

1 27800

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Properties of Cherry Pepper and Butterfly Flower

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

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Season and Care of Cherry Pepper and Butterfly Flower

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

Cherry Pepper and Butterfly Flower Physical Information

Cherry Pepper and Butterfly Flower physical information is very important for comparison. Cherry Pepper height is 45.70 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Butterfly Flower height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Cherry Pepper and Butterfly Flower are as follows:

Cherry Pepper flower color: White
Cherry Pepper leaf color: Sea Green
Butterfly Flower flower color: Magenta, Crimson and Violet
Butterfly Flower leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Cherry Pepper and Butterfly Flower

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