Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Tree
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
Asia
Types
Sweet Banana Pepper, Banana Bill Hybrid Pepper, Hot Banana Pepper, Inferno Hot Banana Hybrid Pepper
Pterocarya fraxinifolia, Pterocarya stenoptera
Number of Varieties
43
0
40000
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Habitat
Warmer regions
Boggy areas, Mixed deciduous forest
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-116-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9-1
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
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
55.90 cm1,520.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm1,220.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Ivory
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Yellow green
Green, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Black
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Indeterminate
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Divison, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Over-head watering
Needs less watering
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune after harvesting, Prune in late winter, Prune lower leaves
Remove all suckers, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Soil Compaction
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
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, Hummingbirds
Allergy
breathing problems, inflammation in lips, Runny nose, sneezing
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
-
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Digestive disorders, Heart problems, High blood pressure, Inflammation
Diaphoretic
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Bark, Fruits, Seeds
Other Uses
-
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Park's Sweet Banana Whopper'
Pterocarya fraxinifolia
Common Name
Banana Pepper, Park's Sweet Banana Whopper Pepper
Caucasian wingnut, Caucasian walnut
In Hindi
केले मिर्च
wingnut
In German
Banana Pfeffer
wingnut
In French
Banana Pepper
wingnut
In Spanish
banano Pimienta
wingnut
In Greek
Πιπεριά Μπανάνα
wingnut
In Portuguese
Banana pimenta
wingnut
In Polish
Banana Pepper
Wingnut
In Latin
Musa sapientum fixa Pepper
wingnut
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Fagales
Family
Solanaceae
Juglandaceae
Genus
Peppers
Pterocarya
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Juglandeae
Subfamily
-
Juglandoideae
Number of Species
26
1
27800
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