1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
Annual and Biennials
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
India, Philippines, Southeast Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Open areas
Moist Soils, Tropical Climate
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 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
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
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Vining/Climbing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
61.00 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
61.00 cm90.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Red, Green
Yellow, Dark Green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Black
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water
Requires watering in the growing season, water on alternate days
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove branches that rub together, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
High potassium diluted feed of 5-10-5, Nitrogen, Potassium
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Army-worms, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Leaf rust, Red spider mite, Striped cucumber beetles
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction, Shallow soil
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Bees, Flies, Flying insects
5.12 Allergy
Hives, Rash
Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Decorating walls, Ornamental use
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Anti-ageing, Making cosmetics
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for animals, Insect Repellent
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
cholesterol-lowering, Low calories, Vitamin C
Anti-fungal, Blood disorders, Culinary Usage, Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Laxative, Nutritive, Weight loss
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food
Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent, Used in making musical instruments
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Bomb'
Lagenaria siceraria
7.2 Common Name
Cherry Bomb Pepper, Cherry Pepper
calabash, bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, opo squash
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Cherry Bomb Pfeffer
Flaschenkürbis
7.2.3 In French
Cherry Bomb Pepper
Lagenaria siceraria
7.2.4 In Spanish
Bomba de cereza Pimienta
Lagenaria siceraria
7.2.5 In Greek
Cherry Bomb Πιπέρι
Τσότρα
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Cherry Bomb Pimenta
Cabaça
7.2.7 In Polish
Cherry Bomb Pepper
Tykwa pospolita
7.2.8 In Latin
Cherry Bomb Pepper
utrem cucurbita
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
8.3 Class
Eudicotyledones
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Papilionoideae
8.10 Number of Species