Cherry Pepper

Sour Cherry

About Cherry Pepper and Sour Cherry

Cherry Pepper

Sour Cherry

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Fruit

Origin

Mexico, Central America, South America

Types

Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry

Fruit

Number of Varieties

50300

0 40000

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Habitat

Temperate 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

A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.70 cm300.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

40.60 cm300.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Green

Red, Dark Red

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

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lanceolate

Simple lobed or unlobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Semi-hardwood and hardwood cuttings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

Keep ground moist, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

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

Birds

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Salt

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Single, Double

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Aphids, Beetles

Birds

Allergy

Eye irritation, Skin irritation

Anaphylaxis, gastro-intestinal problems, Itchiness, Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Informal Hedge, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Vitamin A, Vitamin C

anti-inflammatory, Anti-oxidant, Gout, Insomnia, Soothing and relieving pain

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Flowers, Fruits

Other Uses

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

Air freshner, Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Cake, Edible syrup, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used to make juice

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'

PRUNUS cerasus

Common Name

Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper

Pie Cherry, Sour Cherry, Tart Cherry

In Hindi

चेरी मिर्च

Sour cherry

In German

Kirsche Pfeffer

Sauerkirsche

In French

cerise Pepper

Prunus cerasus

In Spanish

cereza de la pimienta

Prunus cerasus

In Greek

Cherry πιπέρι

Sour cherry

In Portuguese

cereja pimenta

Ginja

In Polish

Cherry Pieprz

Wiśnia pospolita

In Latin

Cherry Pepper

Prunus cerasus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales

Rosales

Family

Solanaceae

Rosaceae

Genus

Capsicum

Prunus

Clade

Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Capsiceae

Subfamily

Number of Species

50270

1 27800

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Properties of Cherry Pepper and Sour Cherry

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

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Season and Care of Cherry Pepper and Sour Cherry

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

Cherry Pepper and Sour Cherry Physical Information

Cherry Pepper and Sour Cherry physical information is very important for comparison. Cherry Pepper height is 45.70 cm and width 40.60 cm whereas Sour Cherry height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Cherry Pepper and Sour Cherry are as follows:

Cherry Pepper flower color: White
Cherry Pepper leaf color: Sea Green
Sour Cherry flower color: White
Sour Cherry leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Cherry Pepper and Sour Cherry

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