Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Shrub
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
North America, United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada
Types
Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry
Cornus racemosa
Number of Varieties
502
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Dappled Shade, Hedge, hedge rows, Shady Edge
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-124-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
8-3
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
Thicket/Colonizing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.60 cm300.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Red, Green
Pale White
Leaf Color in Spring
Sea Green
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Black
Burgundy, Dark Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
-
The pH of Soil
Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site, Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Medium
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, 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
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Drought
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
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Beetles
Birds
Allergy
Eye irritation, Skin irritation
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Vitamin A, Vitamin C
Astringent, Emetic, Febrifuge
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
extracted oil, Fruits
Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Charcoal, Used as a dye, Used to make baskets
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'
CORNUS racemosa
Common Name
Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper
Dogwood, Bloodtwig dogwood
In Hindi
चेरी मिर्च
Gray Dogwood
In German
Kirsche Pfeffer
Cornus racemosa
In French
cerise Pepper
Gray Dogwood
In Spanish
cereza de la pimienta
Cornus racemosa
In Greek
Cherry πιπέρι
Gray Dogwood
In Portuguese
cereja pimenta
Gray Dogwood
In Polish
Cherry Pieprz
Gray Dogwood
In Latin
Cherry Pepper
Gray Dogwood
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Cornales
Family
Solanaceae
Cornaceae
Genus
Capsicum
Cornus
Clade
Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Capsiceae
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Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
5017
1
27800
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