Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Palm or Cycad
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
Australia
Types
Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry
Wodyetia bifurcata
Number of Varieties
503
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Forest edges
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-1210-15
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, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Arching/Fountain-shaped
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm760.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.60 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Green
Orange Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Sea Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Black
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site, Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Does not require lot of watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water twice a day in the initial period
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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, Requires little pruning
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Armyworm, Borers, Red blotch, Stink bugs, Worms
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Beetles
-
Allergy
Eye irritation, Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
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
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Feature Plant, Foundation, Street Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'
WODYETIA bifurcata
Common Name
Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper
Foxtail Palm
In Hindi
चेरी मिर्च
Foxtail palm
In German
Kirsche Pfeffer
Fuchsschwanz -palme
In French
cerise Pepper
sétaire palme
In Spanish
cereza de la pimienta
la cola de zorra de palma
In Greek
Cherry πιπέρι
αλωπέκουρου παλάμη
In Portuguese
cereja pimenta
foxtail palma
In Polish
Cherry Pieprz
włośnica palmowy
In Latin
Cherry Pepper
foxtail palmarum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Solanales
Arecales
Family
Solanaceae
Arecaceae
Genus
Capsicum
Wodyetia
Clade
Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Capsiceae
-
Subfamily
-
Arecoideae
Number of Species
5027
1
27800
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