Cherry Pepper

Butterfly Ginger

About Cherry Pepper and Butterfly Ginger

Cherry Pepper

Butterfly Ginger

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Tender Perennial

Origin

Mexico, Central America, South America

Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

Types

Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry

Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily

Number of Varieties

5010

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Habitat

Temperate Regions

Forest edges, Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Swamps, Wet lands

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-127-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

10-7

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, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.70 cm152.40 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

40.60 cm60.96 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

White, Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Green

Red, Orange

Leaf Color in Spring

Sea Green

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green, Black

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lanceolate

Pinnate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

Average Water Needs, Requires consistently moist soil, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

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, Fertilize every week

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

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Beetles

Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

Eye irritation, Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Vitamin A, Vitamin C

Abdominal Disease, Anthelmintic, Antirheumatic, Carminative, Chest pain, Febrifuge, Joint pain, Stomachic, Tonic, Tonsillitis

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers, Root, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

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

Garland, Paper pulp, Used as essential oil, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in paper industry

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical

Container, Cutflower, Edible, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'

HEDYCHIUM coronarium

Common Name

Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper

Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily

In Hindi

चेरी मिर्च

Butterfly Ginger Plant

In German

Kirsche Pfeffer

Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze

In French

cerise Pepper

Papillon Ginger Plante

In Spanish

cereza de la pimienta

Planta de jengibre de la mariposa

In Greek

Cherry πιπέρι

Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών

In Portuguese

cereja pimenta

Borboleta Ginger planta

In Polish

Cherry Pieprz

Butterfly Ginger roślin

In Latin

Cherry Pepper

Gingiber Plantae Gloria

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Solanales

Zingiberales

Family

Solanaceae

Zingiberaceae

Genus

Capsicum

Hedychium

Clade

Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Capsiceae

Zingibereae

Subfamily

Zingiberoideae

Number of Species

5080

1 27800

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Properties of Cherry Pepper and Butterfly Ginger

Wondering what are the properties of Cherry Pepper and Butterfly Ginger? We provide you with everything About Cherry Pepper and Butterfly Ginger. Cherry Pepper doesn't have thorns and Butterfly Ginger 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 Ginger 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 Ginger and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cherry Pepper and Butterfly Ginger

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

Cherry Pepper and Butterfly Ginger Physical Information

Cherry Pepper and Butterfly Ginger physical information is very important for comparison. Cherry Pepper height is 45.70 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Butterfly Ginger height is 152.40 cm and width 60.96 cm. The color specification of Cherry Pepper and Butterfly Ginger are as follows:

Cherry Pepper flower color: White
Cherry Pepper leaf color: Sea Green
Butterfly Ginger flower color: White and Yellow
Butterfly Ginger leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Cherry Pepper and Butterfly Ginger

Care of Cherry Pepper and Butterfly Ginger include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cherry Pepper pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Butterfly Ginger 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 Ginger needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.