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What is

Life Span
Perennial

Type
Vegetable

Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America

Types
Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry

Number of Varieties
50 73

Habitat
Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-12

AHS Heat Zone
12-1

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

Habit
Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
45.70 cm 100

Minimum Width
40.60 cm 100

Plant Color

Flower Color
White

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor

Fruit Color
Red, Green

Leaf Color in Spring
Sea Green

Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Black

Leaf Color in Winter
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape
Lanceolate

Thorns
No

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight
Full Sun

Growth Rate
Fast

Type of Soil
Loam

The pH of Soil
Neutral

Soil Drainage
Well drained

Bloom Time
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer
Yes

Tolerances
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

In Summer
Lots of watering

In Spring
Moderate

In Winter
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH
Neutral

Soil Type
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained

Sun Exposure
Full 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

Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant

Flower Petal Number
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit
Yes

Edible Fruit
Yes

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
No

Fragrant Fruit
Yes

Fragrant Leaf
No

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
No

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Medium

Foliage Sheen
Glossy

Evergreen
No

Invasive
No

Self-Sowing
Yes

Attracts
Aphids, Beetles

Allergy
Eye irritation, Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
Yes

Environmental Uses
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses
Vitamin A, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used
Fruits

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

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'

Common Name
Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper

In Hindi
चेरी मिर्च

In German
Kirsche Pfeffer

In French
cerise Pepper

In Spanish
cereza de la pimienta

In Greek
Cherry πιπέρι

In Portuguese
cereja pimenta

In Polish
Cherry Pieprz

In Latin
Cherry Pepper

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida

Order
Solanales

Family
Solanaceae

Genus
Capsicum

Clade
Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe
Capsiceae

Subfamily
-

Number of Species
50

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Properties of Cherry Pepper

Want to know the properties of Cherry Pepper? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Cherry Pepper is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Eye irritation and Skin irritation. Cherry Pepper Benefits are as follows:

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

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Cherry Pepper Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Cherry Pepper. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Cherry Pepper physical information is as follows: 45.70 cm tall and 40.60 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Lanceolate. Also it has following color specifications:

Care of Cherry Pepper

Taking Cherry Pepper Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Cherry Pepper include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

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Season and care of Cherry Pepper

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Cherry Pepper is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Cherry Pepper is a very important plant from List of Vegetables. There are 50 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry. This plant's habitat is Temperate Regions and it comes in the hardiness zone 5-12. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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