Cherry Pepper

Powder Puff Tree

About Cherry Pepper and Powder Puff Tree

Cherry Pepper

Powder Puff Tree

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Shrub

Origin

Mexico, Central America, South America

South America

Types

Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry

Calliandra haematocephala

Number of Varieties

505

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Habitat

Temperate Regions

Subtropical climates, Tropical areas, Tropical Climate

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-129-12

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-8

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

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.70 cm180.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

40.60 cm240.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Red, Magenta

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Sea Green

Green, Light Green, Pink, Copper

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green, Black

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lanceolate

bipinnate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

Fungal Diseases, Scale insects

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Salt

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Beetles

Butterflies

Allergy

Eye irritation, Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Vitamin A, Vitamin C

Homeopathy

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers, Wood

Other Uses

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

Animal Feed, Used as firewood

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical

Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'

Calliandra calothyrsus

Common Name

Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper

powder-puff, powder puff plant, fairy duster

In Hindi

चेरी मिर्च

Calliandra calothyrsus

In German

Kirsche Pfeffer

Calliandra calothyrsus

In French

cerise Pepper

Calliandra calothyrsus

In Spanish

cereza de la pimienta

Calliandra calothyrsus

In Greek

Cherry πιπέρι

Calliandra calothyrsus

In Portuguese

cereja pimenta

Calliandra calothyrsus

In Polish

Cherry Pieprz

Calliandra calothyrsus

In Latin

Cherry Pepper

Calliandra calothyrsus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales

Fabales

Family

Solanaceae

Fabaceae

Genus

Capsicum

Calliandra

Clade

Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Capsiceae

Ingeae

Subfamily

Mimosoideae

Number of Species

50250

1 27800

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Properties of Cherry Pepper and Powder Puff Tree

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

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Season and Care of Cherry Pepper and Powder Puff Tree

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

Cherry Pepper and Powder Puff Tree Physical Information

Cherry Pepper and Powder Puff Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Cherry Pepper height is 45.70 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Powder Puff Tree height is 180.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Cherry Pepper and Powder Puff Tree are as follows:

Cherry Pepper flower color: White
Cherry Pepper leaf color: Sea Green
Powder Puff Tree flower color: Red and Magenta
Powder Puff Tree leaf color: Green, Light Green, Pink and Copper

Care of Cherry Pepper and Powder Puff Tree

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