Life Span
Perennial
Annual and Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Broadleaf Evergreen
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
Western Europe
Types
Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry
Asarum europaeum
Number of Varieties
505
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
gardens, Lake Sides, Marshy ground, shade of upland trees, Shaded sites, Subtropical climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-124-8
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
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm6.35 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.60 cm27.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Green, Purple, Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Sea Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Black
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Cushion
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Rhizome division
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Average Water
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Don't prune in winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Armyworm, Borers, Red blotch, Stink bugs, Worms
Ants, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
-
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Beetles
Insects
Allergy
Eye irritation, Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Vitamin A, Vitamin C
Ear ache, Fever, Heart problems, Menstrual Disorders, Snakebite
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Used in making tooth powder
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Edging, Groundcover
Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'
ASARUM europaeum
Common Name
Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper
European Wild Ginger
In Hindi
चेरी मिर्च
यूरोपीय जंगली अदरक
In German
Kirsche Pfeffer
Europäische Wild Ginger
In French
cerise Pepper
Wild Ginger européenne
In Spanish
cereza de la pimienta
Wild Ginger Europea
In Greek
Cherry πιπέρι
Ευρωπαϊκή Wild Ginger
In Portuguese
cereja pimenta
Wild Ginger Europeia
In Polish
Cherry Pieprz
Kopytnik pospolity
In Latin
Cherry Pepper
Gingiberi Europae Wild
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Piperales
Family
Solanaceae
Aristolochiaceae
Genus
Capsicum
Asarum
Clade
Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Magnoliids
Tribe
Capsiceae
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
5070
1
27800
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