Home
Garden Plants


About Cherry Pepper and Plume Grass


About Plume Grass and Cherry Pepper


What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Vegetable  
Grass  

Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America  
Mediterranean, Northern Africa  

Types
Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry  
Erianthus ravennae, Saccharum ravennae  

Number of Varieties
50  
99+
190  
37

Habitat
Temperate Regions  
marshes, Riverbanks  

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-12  
6-9  

AHS Heat Zone
12-1  
9 - 6  

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  
1, 2, 3, 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  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
45.70 cm  
99+
240.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
40.60 cm  
99+
120.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White  
Purple, Silver  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Red, Green  
Purple  

Leaf Color in Spring
Sea Green  
White, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green  
Light Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Black  
Purple, Tan  

Leaf Color in Winter
Green  
Purple, Tan  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Lanceolate  
Grass like  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall  
Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Fast  
Medium  

Type of Soil
Loam  
Loam  

The pH of Soil
Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Indeterminate  
Late Summer, Fall  

Repeat Bloomer
Yes  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot  
Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Seedlings, Vegetative  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water  
Water once every two or three weeks  

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  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun  
Full Sun  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Cut back all stems to the same height  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
0-10-10 NPK fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Armyworm, Borers, Red blotch, Stink bugs, Worms  
Drought, Edema  

Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt  
Drought  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
Yes  

Edible Fruit
Yes  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Fine  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
Sometimes  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Yes  

Attracts
Aphids, Beetles  
Birds  

Allergy
Eye irritation, Skin irritation  
Noxious Weed  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes  
Borders, Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Erosion control  

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  
Cultivated for fodder  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical  
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Mixed Border  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'  
SACCHARUM ravennae  

Common Name
Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper  
Hardy Pampas Grass, Plume Grass, Ravennagrass  

In Hindi
चेरी मिर्च  
Plume Grass  

In German
Kirsche Pfeffer  
Plume Gras  

In French
cerise Pepper  
Plume Herbe  

In Spanish
cereza de la pimienta  
Penacho de hierba  

In Greek
Cherry πιπέρι  
Plume Grass  

In Portuguese
cereja pimenta  
Plume grama  

In Polish
Cherry Pieprz  
Pióropusz Trawa  

In Latin
Cherry Pepper  
Kessinger Grass  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Lilopsida  

Order
Solanales  
Cyperales  

Family
Solanaceae  
Poaceae  

Genus
Capsicum  
Saccharum  

Clade
Asterids, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots  

Tribe
Capsiceae  
Andropogoneae  

Subfamily
-  
Panicoideae  

Number of Species
50  
400  
99+

Summary >>
<< Classification

Properties of Cherry Pepper and Plume Grass

Wondering what are the properties of Cherry Pepper and Plume Grass? We provide you with everything About Cherry Pepper and Plume Grass. Cherry Pepper doesn't have thorns and Plume 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 Plume 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 Plume Grass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare List of Vegetables

Season and Care of Cherry Pepper and Plume Grass

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

Cherry Pepper and Plume Grass Physical Information

Cherry Pepper and Plume Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Cherry Pepper height is 45.70 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Plume Grass height is 240.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Cherry Pepper and Plume Grass are as follows:

Care of Cherry Pepper and Plume Grass

Care of Cherry Pepper and Plume Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cherry Pepper pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Plume Grass pruning is done Cut back all stems to the same height. In summer Cherry Pepper needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Plume Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.

List of Vegetables

List of Vegetables

» More List of Vegetables

Compare List of Vegetables

» More Compare List of Vegetables