Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
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Types
Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry
Oriental White
Pink Oriental
Light Pink Oriental
Red Oriental
Number of Varieties
504
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
gardens, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-124-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
8-1
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
21,22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm38.10 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.60 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Pink, Magenta, Rose
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Green
Green, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Sea Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Black
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Heart-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
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
Red blotch
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Beetles
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Eye irritation, Skin irritation
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Vitamin A, Vitamin C
Cough, Fever, Stomach pain, tuberculosis
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Making Perfumes, Showy Purposes, Use in Chinese herbology, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'
LILIUM 'Acapulco'
Common Name
Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper
Acapulco Oriental Lily, Oriental Lily
In Hindi
चेरी मिर्च
ओरिएंटल लिली
In German
Kirsche Pfeffer
Orientalische Lilie
In French
cerise Pepper
Lily Oriental
In Spanish
cereza de la pimienta
lirio oriental
In Greek
Cherry πιπέρι
Oriental Lily
In Portuguese
cereja pimenta
Lily Oriental
In Polish
Cherry Pieprz
Oriental Lily
In Latin
Cherry Pepper
Oriental Lily
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Solanales
Liliales
Family
Solanaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Capsicum
Lilium
Clade
Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Capsiceae
Lilieae
Subfamily
-
Lilioideae
Number of Species
50108
1
27800
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