Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Northern Africa
Types
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Hyacinthoides flahaultiana, Hyacinthoides mauritanica, Hyacinthoides reverchonii
Number of Varieties
1220
0
40000
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Habitat
Open areas
Parks, wastelands, Waysides, Woodland edges
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-10
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
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
61.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
61.00 cm15.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Blue, Pink, Blue Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Black
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Ovate
Narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, From bulbs, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch Tips, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
High amounts of nutrients, organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
-
Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
Allergy
Hives, Rash
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
cholesterol-lowering, Low calories, Vitamin C
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers
Other Uses
Used As Food
Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used for Landscaping
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Bomb'
HYACINTHOIDES hispanica
Common Name
Cherry Bomb Pepper, Cherry Pepper
Spanish Bluebell
In Hindi
Cherry Bomb Pepper
Bluebell plant
In German
Cherry Bomb Pfeffer
Endymion Pflanze
In French
Cherry Bomb Pepper
plante Bluebell
In Spanish
Bomba de cereza Pimienta
planta Bluebell
In Greek
Cherry Bomb Πιπέρι
φυτό Bluebell
In Portuguese
Cherry Bomb Pimenta
planta Bluebell
In Polish
Cherry Bomb Pepper
Bluebell roślin
In Latin
Cherry Bomb Pepper
Bluebell herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Eudicotyledones
Liliopsida
Order
Solanales
Liliales
Family
Solanaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Capsicum
Hyacinthoides
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
-
Hyacintheae
Subfamily
-
Scilloideae
Number of Species
10011
1
27800
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