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About Cherry Pepper and Needle Grass

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Grass

Origin

Mexico, Central America, South America
Europe, Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia

Types

Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry
Stipa Pennata, Stipa Gigantea, Stipa Capillata

Number of Varieties

5040
0 40000
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Habitat

Temperate Regions
meadows, Slopes

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-126-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
9 - 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
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.70 cm76.20 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
Ivory, Light Green, Silver

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Green
Ivory, Silver

Leaf Color in Spring

Sea Green
Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green, Black
Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Lanceolate
Grass like

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Slow

Type of Soil

Loam
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

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
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam
Clay, Loam

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
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Plant Tolerance

Drought, Salt
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
Insignificant

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
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Aphids, Beetles
-

Allergy

Eye irritation, Skin irritation
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes
Borders, Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Vitamin A, Vitamin C
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Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Fibre

Other Uses

Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
suitable for cutting, used for making high quality paper

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Foundation, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'
STIPA capillata 'Bridal Veil'

Common Name

Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper
Bridal Veil Needle Grass

In Hindi

चेरी मिर्च
Needle Grass

In German

Kirsche Pfeffer
Nadel- Gras

In French

cerise Pepper
aiguille Herbe

In Spanish

cereza de la pimienta
Hierba de aguja

In Greek

Cherry πιπέρι
βελόνα Grass

In Portuguese

cereja pimenta
agulha Relva

In Polish

Cherry Pieprz
igła do trawy

In Latin

Cherry Pepper
acus Grass

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Lilopsida

Order

Solanales
Cyperales

Family

Solanaceae
Poaceae

Genus

Capsicum
Stipa

Clade

Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Capsiceae
Stipeae

Subfamily

-
Pooideae

Number of Species

50150
1 27800
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Properties of Cherry Pepper and Needle Grass

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

Season and Care of Cherry Pepper and Needle Grass

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

Cherry Pepper and Needle Grass Physical Information

Cherry Pepper and Needle Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Cherry Pepper height is 45.70 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Needle Grass height is 76.20 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Cherry Pepper and Needle Grass are as follows:

  • Cherry Pepper flower color: White

  • Cherry Pepper leaf color: Sea Green

  • Needle Grass flower color: Ivory, Light Green and Silver

  • Needle Grass leaf color: Green and Gray Green

Care of Cherry Pepper and Needle Grass

Care of Cherry Pepper and Needle Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cherry Pepper pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Needle Grass 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 Needle Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.