Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Vegetable
Origin
Japan
Mexico, Central America, South America
Types
Papyrus, Cyperus alternifolius
Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry
Number of Varieties
1550
0
40000
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Habitat
ditches, Marshy ground
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-85-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-4
12-1
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 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
Pyramidal
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm40.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red orange
Red, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Sea Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Dark Green, Black
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Bronze
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Umbrella Like
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
Clay, Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Rooted stem cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Plant grows in 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
Clay, Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut out old leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Fungal Diseases
Aphids, Armyworm, Borers, Red blotch, Stink bugs, Worms
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
Flowers
-
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
-
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Hummingbirds
Aphids, Beetles
Allergy
-
Eye irritation, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Tonic
Vitamin A, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Root
Fruits
Other Uses
Basketary, Used in paper industry, Weaving into Mats and Bags
Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Botanical Name
Cyperus alternifolius
CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'
Common Name
Galingale,Umbrella Palm
Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper
In Hindi
mbrella Palm
चेरी मिर्च
In German
Cyperus alternifolius
Kirsche Pfeffer
In French
Cyperus alternifolius
cerise Pepper
In Spanish
Cyperus alternifolius
cereza de la pimienta
In Greek
Umbrella Palm
Cherry πιπέρι
In Portuguese
Umbrella Palm
cereja pimenta
In Polish
Cibora zmienna
Cherry Pieprz
In Latin
Umbrella Palm
Cherry Pepper
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Solanales
Family
Sciadopityaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Cyperus
Capsicum
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Capsiceae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
950
1
27800
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