Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Vegetable
Origin
South Africa
Mexico, Central America, South America
Types
Ipomoea quamoclit
Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry
Number of Varieties
1050
0
40000
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Habitat
Subtropical climates, subtropical regions
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-105-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-8
12-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
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
Mat-forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
7.60 cm40.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Magenta
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Red, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Sea Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Dark Green, Black
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long, Alternate
Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs good drainage, Needs high amount of water
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, High-phosphorous fertilizers used
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Aphids, Armyworm, Borers, Red blotch, Stink bugs, Worms
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Aphids, Beetles
Allergy
-
Eye irritation, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes, small hedge
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anti-fungal, Purgative
Vitamin A, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Fruits
Other Uses
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators
Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Alpine, Container, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Botanical Name
Ipomoea quamoclit
CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'
Common Name
star glory , hummingbird vine
Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper
In Hindi
Kunjlata
चेरी मिर्च
In German
Ipomoea quamoclit
Kirsche Pfeffer
In French
Ipomoea quamoclit
cerise Pepper
In Spanish
Ipomoea quamoclit
cereza de la pimienta
In Greek
Ipomoea quamoclit
Cherry πιπέρι
In Portuguese
Ipomoea quamoclit
cereja pimenta
In Polish
Ipomoea quamoclit
Cherry Pieprz
In Latin
Ipomoea quamoclit
Cherry Pepper
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Solanales
Family
Amaryllidaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Ipomoea
Capsicum
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Ipomoeeae
Capsiceae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
2550
1
27800
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