Life Span
Annual
Annual and Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Aquatics
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
World/Pandemic
Types
Sweet Banana Pepper, Banana Bill Hybrid Pepper, Hot Banana Pepper, Inferno Hot Banana Hybrid Pepper
Utricularia graminifolia, Utricularia vulgaris, Utricularia gibba
Number of Varieties
4220
0
40000
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Habitat
Warmer regions
Lakes, stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
-
Sunset Zone
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
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
55.90 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Ivory
Yellow, Purple, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Yellow green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Black
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Orbicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
-
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Indeterminate
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
In Water
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Over-head watering
Requires 4 to 8 inches of water above the soil line
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune after harvesting, Prune in late winter, Prune lower leaves
Cut away fading foliage, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
hair algae
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Wet Site
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees
Insects
Allergy
breathing problems, inflammation in lips, Runny nose, sneezing
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes, Water gardening
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Digestive disorders, Heart problems, High blood pressure, Inflammation
Diuretic, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
-
Food for animals, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Park's Sweet Banana Whopper'
UTRICULARIA
Common Name
Banana Pepper, Park's Sweet Banana Whopper Pepper
Bladderwort
In Hindi
केले मिर्च
Bladderwort plant
In German
Banana Pfeffer
bladderwort Pflanze
In French
Banana Pepper
plante Bladderwort
In Spanish
banano Pimienta
planta bladderwort
In Greek
Πιπεριά Μπανάνα
φυτό υδρόβιο φυτό
In Portuguese
Banana pimenta
planta bladderwort
In Polish
Banana Pepper
Bladderwort roślin
In Latin
Musa sapientum fixa Pepper
bladderwort herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Scrophulariales
Family
Solanaceae
Lentibulariaceae
Genus
Peppers
Utricularia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Pitcairnioideae
Number of Species
2220
1
27800
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