Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus or Succulent
Vegetable
Origin
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Mexico, Central America, South America
Types
Coryphantha ramillosa, Coryphantha echinus
Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry
Number of Varieties
150
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert, Grassland, Rocky areas, Sandy areas
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-155-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
12-1
Sunset Zone
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 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
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
20.30 cm40.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Yellow green, Magenta, Coral
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
Succulent
Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Medium, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
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, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead 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
Red blotch
Aphids, Armyworm, Borers, Red blotch, Stink bugs, Worms
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Dry soil, Heat Tolerance
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
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Aphids, Beetles
Allergy
Skin rash
Eye irritation, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Indoor Air Purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Vitamin A, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
-
Fruits
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Botanical Name
CORYPHANTHA
CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'
Common Name
Pima Pineapple
Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper
In Hindi
Pima अनानस
चेरी मिर्च
In German
Pima Ananas
Kirsche Pfeffer
In French
Pima ananas
cerise Pepper
In Spanish
Pima piña
cereza de la pimienta
In Greek
Pima Ανανάς
Cherry πιπέρι
In Portuguese
Pima Pineapple
cereja pimenta
In Polish
Pima Ananas
Cherry Pieprz
In Latin
Pineapple Pima
Cherry Pepper
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Solanales
Family
Cactaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Coryphantha
Capsicum
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Cacteae
Capsiceae
Subfamily
Cactoideae
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Number of Species
150
1
27800
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