Cleome serrulata

Cherry Bomb Pepper

About Cleome serrulata and Cherry Bomb Pepper

Cleome serrulata

Cherry Bomb Pepper

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Herbs, Vegetable

Vegetable

Origin

South America, Argentina, Brazil

Mexico, Central America, South America

Types

Skunk weed, Navajo spinach

Number of Varieties

1012

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Habitat

foothill woods, open Woodlands, Prairies, Roadsides

Open areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-10-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

12-1

Sunset Zone

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, 24

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

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

120.00 cm61.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

120.00 cm61.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green

Red, Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Black

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Small elliptic

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer

Spring, Summer, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Cold climate

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Low

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water occasionally

Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Neutral

Soil Type

Sandy, Well drained

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Sandy, Well drained

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Insects, Leaf spot

Plant Tolerance

Cold climate

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies

Allergy

Hives, Rash

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Landscape Designing

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Shelter for wildlife

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fever

cholesterol-lowering, Low calories, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Fruits

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Making deodorants, Used as a dye, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb

Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CLEOME hassleriana 'Helen Campbell'

CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Bomb'

Common Name

Cleome, Spider Flower

Cherry Bomb Pepper, Cherry Pepper

In Hindi

Cleome serrulata

Cherry Bomb Pepper

In German

Cleome serrulata

Cherry Bomb Pfeffer

In French

Cleome serrulata

Cherry Bomb Pepper

In Spanish

serrulata cleome

Bomba de cereza Pimienta

In Greek

Cleome serrulata

Cherry Bomb Πιπέρι

In Portuguese

serrulata Cleome

Cherry Bomb Pimenta

In Polish

cleome serrulata

Cherry Bomb Pepper

In Latin

Cleome serrulata

Cherry Bomb Pepper

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Anthophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Eudicotyledones

Order

Brassicales

Solanales

Family

Cleomaceae

Solanaceae

Genus

Cleome

Capsicum

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

170100

1 27800

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Properties of Cleome serrulata and Cherry Bomb Pepper

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

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Season and Care of Cleome serrulata and Cherry Bomb Pepper

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

Cleome serrulata and Cherry Bomb Pepper Physical Information

Cleome serrulata and Cherry Bomb Pepper physical information is very important for comparison. Cleome serrulata height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas Cherry Bomb Pepper height is 61.00 cm and width 61.00 cm. The color specification of Cleome serrulata and Cherry Bomb Pepper are as follows:

Cleome serrulata flower color: White
Cleome serrulata leaf color: Green
Cherry Bomb Pepper flower color: White
Cherry Bomb Pepper leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Cleome serrulata and Cherry Bomb Pepper

Care of Cleome serrulata and Cherry Bomb Pepper include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cleome serrulata pruning is done Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Cherry Bomb Pepper pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Cleome serrulata needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cherry Bomb Pepper needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.