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About Cherry Pepper and Foxtail Barley


About Foxtail Barley and Cherry Pepper


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Vegetable  
Grass  

Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America  
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia  

Types
Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry  
Hordeum jubatum  

Number of Varieties
50  
99+
5  

Habitat
Temperate Regions  
Cultivated Beds  

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-12  
-9999  

AHS Heat Zone
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  
-  

Habit
Oval or Rounded  
-  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
45.70 cm  
99+
60.00 cm  

Minimum Width
40.60 cm  
99+
30.00 cm  

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White  
Green  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Red, Green  
Brown  

Leaf Color in Spring
Sea Green  
Green, Light Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green  
Light Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Black  
-  

Leaf Color in Winter
Green  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Lanceolate  
Vertical  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall  
-  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Fast  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Loam  
Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Neutral  
-  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Indeterminate  
Spring, Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
Yes  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Divison, Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water  
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Neutral  
-  

Soil Type
Loam  
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  
-  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
Nitrogen  

Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Armyworm, Borers, Red blotch, Stink bugs, Worms  
wheat rust  

Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
-  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
Yes  

Edible Fruit
Yes  
-  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
Sometimes  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Yes  

Attracts
Aphids, Beetles  
Birds  

Allergy
Eye irritation, Skin irritation  
Pollen  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes  
Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Vitamin A, Vitamin C  
Swollen eyelids  

Part of Plant Used
Fruits  
Root, Seeds  

Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties  
Roasted seed is used as a coffee substitute, Used as a cereal in making bread, porridge  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical  
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'  
HORDEUM jubatum  

Common Name
Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper  
Foxtail Barley, Wild Barley  

In Hindi
चेरी मिर्च  
Foxtail Barley  

In German
Kirsche Pfeffer  
Mähnengerste  

In French
cerise Pepper  
Foxtail Barley  

In Spanish
cereza de la pimienta  
La cebada de cola de zorra  

In Greek
Cherry πιπέρι  
αλωπέκουρου Κριθάρι  

In Portuguese
cereja pimenta  
Foxtail Barley  

In Polish
Cherry Pieprz  
włośnica Jęczmień  

In Latin
Cherry Pepper  
Hordeum foxtail  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Liliopsida  

Order
Solanales  
Cyperales  

Family
Solanaceae  
Poaceae  

Genus
Capsicum  
Hordeum  

Clade
Asterids, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots  

Tribe
Capsiceae  
Hordeeae  

Subfamily
-  
Pooideae  

Number of Species
50  
30  

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Properties of Cherry Pepper and Foxtail Barley

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

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Season and Care of Cherry Pepper and Foxtail Barley

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

Cherry Pepper and Foxtail Barley Physical Information

Cherry Pepper and Foxtail Barley physical information is very important for comparison. Cherry Pepper height is 45.70 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Foxtail Barley height is 60.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Cherry Pepper and Foxtail Barley are as follows:

Care of Cherry Pepper and Foxtail Barley

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

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