Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants, Tender Perennial
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
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Types
Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry
Mimulus
Number of Varieties
50100
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40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Dry areas, Rocky areas, Sandy areas, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-129-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
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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
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
Cushion/Mound-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm12.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.60 cm15.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Pink, Rose
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Green
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Leaf Color in Spring
Sea Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Black
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
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, Late Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Average Water Needs
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
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Armyworm, Borers, Red blotch, Stink bugs, Worms
Larva
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Beetles
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Eye irritation, Skin irritation
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Vitamin A, Vitamin C
Antiseptic, Burns
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers, Root
Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Container, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'
Diplacus aurantiacus
Common Name
Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper
Magic Mix Monkey-flower, Monkey-flower
In Hindi
चेरी मिर्च
Monkey Flower
In German
Kirsche Pfeffer
Monkey Flower
In French
cerise Pepper
Monkey Flower
In Spanish
cereza de la pimienta
Monkey Flower
In Greek
Cherry πιπέρι
Monkey Flower
In Portuguese
cereja pimenta
Monkey Flower
In Polish
Cherry Pieprz
Monkey Flower
In Latin
Cherry Pepper
Monkey Flower
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Lamiales
Family
Solanaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Capsicum
Diplacus
Clade
Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Capsiceae
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
50100
1
27800
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