Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Aquatics
Vegetable
Origin
Australia, New Zealand
Mexico, Central America, South America
Types
Myriophyllum aquaticum
Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry
Number of Varieties
1750
0
40000
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Habitat
Lakes, Ponds, stream banks
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-125-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-6
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
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm40.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Dark Red, Ivory
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow Brown
Red, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Sea Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green, Black
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Pinnate
Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
waterlogging
Drought
Where to Plant?
In Water
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
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, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Poorly Drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune regularly, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
iron-rich fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Sap-Sucking Insects, Stem rot
Aphids, Armyworm, Borers, Red blotch, Stink bugs, Worms
Plant Tolerance
waterlogging
Drought, Salt
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Aphids, Beetles
Allergy
-
Eye irritation, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Water gardening
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
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
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bog Garden, Container, Groundcover, Tropical, Water Gardens
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Botanical Name
MYRIOPHYLLUM propinquum
CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'
Common Name
Parrot's Feather, Watermilfoil
Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper
In Hindi
watermilfoil
चेरी मिर्च
In German
watermilfoil
Kirsche Pfeffer
In French
myriophylle
cerise Pepper
In Spanish
watermilfoil
cereza de la pimienta
In Greek
watermilfoil
Cherry πιπέρι
In Portuguese
watermilfoil
cereja pimenta
In Polish
watermilfoil
Cherry Pieprz
In Latin
watermilfoil
Cherry Pepper
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Saxifragales
Solanales
Family
Haloragaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Myriophyllum
Capsicum
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Capsiceae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
6950
1
27800
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