Cherry Pepper

Shell Ginger

About Cherry Pepper and Shell Ginger

Cherry Pepper

Shell Ginger

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Tender Perennial

Origin

Mexico, Central America, South America

Southeastern Asia, India, Melanesia, Micronesia

Types

Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry

Variegata Dwarf, Variegata Chinese Beauty

Number of Varieties

5020

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Habitat

Temperate Regions

Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-128-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-5

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, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.70 cm180.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

40.60 cm120.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

White, Red, Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Multi-Color

Fruit Color

Red, Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Sea Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green, Black

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lanceolate

Lance shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

Requires plenty of water during the growing season

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

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Apply 8-4-6 amount

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Armyworm, Borers, Red blotch, Stink bugs, Worms

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

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Beetles

Butterflies

Allergy

Eye irritation, Skin irritation

Rash

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Vitamin A, Vitamin C

Antiulcerogenic, Diuretic, Hypotensive

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Leaves, Rhizomes

Other Uses

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

Can be made into a herbal tea, Leaves used for wrapping zongi, Used to flavour noodles, Used to wrap mochi rice cakes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical

Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'

ALPINIA zerumbet

Common Name

Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper

Shell Ginger

In Hindi

चेरी मिर्च

Shell Ginger

In German

Kirsche Pfeffer

Shell Ginger

In French

cerise Pepper

Shell Ginger

In Spanish

cereza de la pimienta

Shell jengibre

In Greek

Cherry πιπέρι

Shell Τζίντζερ

In Portuguese

cereja pimenta

Shell Ginger

In Polish

Cherry Pieprz

Shell Imbir

In Latin

Cherry Pepper

Crusta Ginger

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Lilopsida

Order

Solanales

Zingiberales

Family

Solanaceae

Zingiberaceae

Genus

Capsicum

Alpinia

Clade

Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Capsiceae

Alpinieae

Subfamily

Alpinioideae

Number of Species

50150

1 27800

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Properties of Cherry Pepper and Shell Ginger

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

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Season and Care of Cherry Pepper and Shell Ginger

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

Cherry Pepper and Shell Ginger Physical Information

Cherry Pepper and Shell Ginger physical information is very important for comparison. Cherry Pepper height is 45.70 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Shell Ginger height is 180.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Cherry Pepper and Shell Ginger are as follows:

Cherry Pepper flower color: White
Cherry Pepper leaf color: Sea Green
Shell Ginger flower color: White, Red and Light Pink
Shell Ginger leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Cherry Pepper and Shell Ginger

Care of Cherry Pepper and Shell Ginger include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cherry Pepper pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Shell Ginger pruning is done Cut off the flower stalks at the base of the plant, Remove dead leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Cherry Pepper needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Shell Ginger needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.