Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
Southern Africa
Types
Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry
Hoodia albispina, Hoodia flava, Hoodia bainii
Number of Varieties
5025
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Desert
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-1212-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-10
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
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.60 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Red, Pink, Tan
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Red, Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Sea Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Black
Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
-
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Average Water
In Winter
Average Water
Once a week
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed in the early stages
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
No fertilizers needed
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Armyworm, Borers, Red blotch, Stink bugs, Worms
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Drought, Full Sun, Shade areas
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Beetles
Flies, Insects
Allergy
Eye irritation, Skin irritation
Dry Mouth
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Weightloss
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Vitamin A, Vitamin C
Weight loss
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Stem
Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Can be made into a herbal tea, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'
Hoodia gordonii
Common Name
Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper
ǁhoba, Ghaap
In Hindi
चेरी मिर्च
Hoodia
In German
Kirsche Pfeffer
Hoodia
In French
cerise Pepper
Hoodia
In Spanish
cereza de la pimienta
Hoodia
In Greek
Cherry πιπέρι
Hoodia
In Portuguese
cereja pimenta
Hoodia
In Polish
Cherry Pieprz
Hoodia
In Latin
Cherry Pepper
Hoodia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Gentianales
Family
Solanaceae
Apocynaceae
Genus
Capsicum
Hoodia
Clade
Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Capsiceae
Stapeliae
Subfamily
-
Asclepiadoideae
Number of Species
5025
1
27800
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