Cherry Pepper

Lungwort

About Cherry Pepper and Lungwort

Cherry Pepper

Lungwort

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Perennial

Origin

Mexico, Central America, South America

Types

Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry

Benediction lungwort, Excalibur lungwort

Number of Varieties

5018

0 40000

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Habitat

Temperate Regions

Forest edges, Mountains

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-124-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

8-4

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

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Cushion/Mound-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.70 cm25.50 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

40.60 cm30.50 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Pink, Rose, Blue Violet

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Sea Green

Green, Gray Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Gray Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green, Black

Green, Gray Green, Silver

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lanceolate

Lung shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

Water when soil is dry, when new, water every week

In Summer

Lots of watering

Drought Tolerant

In Spring

Moderate

Average Water

In Winter

Average Water

Adequately

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Powdery mildew, Slugs

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Salt

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

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

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Beetles

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

Air purification, Provides ground cover

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Vitamin A, Vitamin C

Astringent, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Homeopathy, Opthalmic, Resolvent

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Leaves

Other Uses

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

Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical

Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'

PULMONARIA 'Berries and Cream' PP10597

Common Name

Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper

Berries and Cream Lungwort, Lungwort

In Hindi

चेरी मिर्च

Lungwort

In German

Kirsche Pfeffer

Lungenkraut

In French

cerise Pepper

pulmonaire

In Spanish

cereza de la pimienta

Lungwort

In Greek

Cherry πιπέρι

Lungwort

In Portuguese

cereja pimenta

pulmonária

In Polish

Cherry Pieprz

płucnik

In Latin

Cherry Pepper

Lungwort

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Ascomycota

Class

Magnoliopsida

Ascomycetes

Order

Solanales

Peltigerales

Family

Solanaceae

Boraginaceae

Genus

Capsicum

Pulmonaria

Clade

Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Capsiceae

Boragineae

Subfamily

Boraginoideae

Number of Species

5018

1 27800

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Properties of Cherry Pepper and Lungwort

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

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Season and Care of Cherry Pepper and Lungwort

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

Cherry Pepper and Lungwort Physical Information

Cherry Pepper and Lungwort physical information is very important for comparison. Cherry Pepper height is 45.70 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Lungwort height is 25.50 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Cherry Pepper and Lungwort are as follows:

Cherry Pepper flower color: White
Cherry Pepper leaf color: Sea Green
Lungwort flower color: Pink, Rose and Blue Violet
Lungwort leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Silver

Care of Cherry Pepper and Lungwort

Care of Cherry Pepper and Lungwort include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cherry Pepper pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Lungwort 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 Lungwort needs Drought Tolerant and in winter, it needs Adequately.