Cherry Pepper

Eastern Gamagrass

About Cherry Pepper and Eastern Gamagrass

Cherry Pepper

Eastern Gamagrass

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Grass

Origin

Mexico, Central America, South America

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico, Caribbean

Types

Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry

Ornamental Grass

Number of Varieties

5020

0 40000

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Habitat

Temperate Regions

marshes, Riverbanks, Sandy areas, Tropical rainforest

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-125-10

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12 - 5

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

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.70 cm150.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

40.60 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Light Yellow, Orange Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Green

Light brown, Light Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Sea Green

Green, Olive

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green, Black

Red, Dark Green, Dark Red, Bronze

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lanceolate

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site, Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

Pests and Diseases

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

Borers, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Salt

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Beetles

Insects

Allergy

Eye irritation, Skin irritation

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Landscape Designing

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

Leaves

Other Uses

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

Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, 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

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Water Gardens, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'

TRIPSACUM dactyloides

Common Name

Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper

Eastern Gamagrass

In Hindi

चेरी मिर्च

पूर्वी Gamagrass

In German

Kirsche Pfeffer

Eastern Gamagrass

In French

cerise Pepper

Gamagrass Orient

In Spanish

cereza de la pimienta

Maicillo del Este

In Greek

Cherry πιπέρι

Ανατολική Gamagrass

In Portuguese

cereja pimenta

Gamagrass Oriental

In Polish

Cherry Pieprz

Eastern Gamagrass

In Latin

Cherry Pepper

Orientalium Gamagrass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Streptophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

Order

Solanales

Poales

Family

Solanaceae

Poaceae

Genus

Capsicum

Tripsacum

Clade

Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Capsiceae

Andropogoneae

Subfamily

Panicoideae

Number of Species

501

1 27800

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Properties of Cherry Pepper and Eastern Gamagrass

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

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Season and Care of Cherry Pepper and Eastern Gamagrass

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

Cherry Pepper and Eastern Gamagrass Physical Information

Cherry Pepper and Eastern Gamagrass physical information is very important for comparison. Cherry Pepper height is 45.70 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Eastern Gamagrass height is 150.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Cherry Pepper and Eastern Gamagrass are as follows:

Cherry Pepper flower color: White
Cherry Pepper leaf color: Sea Green
Eastern Gamagrass flower color: Light Yellow and Orange Red
Eastern Gamagrass leaf color: Green and Olive

Care of Cherry Pepper and Eastern Gamagrass

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