Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Vegetable
Origin
Central America, South America
Mexico, Central America, South America
Types
Fruit Tree
Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry
Number of Varieties
250
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-115-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-1
Sunset Zone
13, 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
Thicket/Colonizing
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
457.20 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
243.84 cm40.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
Red, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Sea Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green
Dark Green, Black
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
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
Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
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
Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Dry, Sandy
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies
Aphids, Armyworm, Borers, Red blotch, Stink bugs, Worms
Plant Tolerance
Wind
Drought, Salt
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
Aphids, Beetles
Allergy
Pollen
Eye irritation, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, Windbreak
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Arthritis, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fertility, Fever, Inflammation, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems, Vitamin C
Vitamin A, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root
Fruits
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge
Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Botanical Name
Malpighia emarginata
CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'
Common Name
Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle
Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper
In Hindi
Acerola Tree
चेरी मिर्च
In German
Acerola Baum
Kirsche Pfeffer
In French
Acerola Arbre
cerise Pepper
In Spanish
Árbol de acerola
cereza de la pimienta
In Greek
Acerola Δέντρο
Cherry πιπέρι
In Portuguese
Árvore acerola
cereja pimenta
In Polish
Acerola Drzewo
Cherry Pieprz
In Latin
Acerola ligno
Cherry Pepper
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Solanales
Family
Malpighiaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Malpighia
Capsicum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Capsiceae
Subfamily
Paperveroideae
-
Number of Species
-50
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27800
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