Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants, Shrub
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
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Types
Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry
Kalanchoe velutina, Kalanchoe hildebrantii
Number of Varieties
50117
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Deciduous forests, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-12-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
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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
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.60 cm15.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
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Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Red, Green
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Leaf Color in Spring
Sea Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Black
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Leaf Color in Winter
Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Oval with toothed margin
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
-
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Loam
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The pH of Soil
Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Indeterminate
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs, Vegetative Reproduction
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Keep ground moist
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam
Loamy, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun
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Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune for shortening long shoots, pruning needed for strong structure
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Armyworm, Borers, Red blotch, Stink bugs, Worms
Bacteria wilt, Crown gall, Mosaic viruses, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Shade areas, Shallow soil
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
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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
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Beetles
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
Eye irritation, Skin irritation
breathing problems, sneezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Bouquets
Beauty Benefits
-
For treating wrinkles, Improve skin tone
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for insects, Very little waste
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Vitamin A, Vitamin C
Immunity, Inflammation, Jaundice, Kidney Stones, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Piles
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Bark, Fruits
Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Making Perfumes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
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Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'
KALANCHOE 'Mirabella'
Common Name
Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper
Kalanchoe
In Hindi
चेरी मिर्च
Kalanchoe
In German
Kirsche Pfeffer
Kalanchoe
In French
cerise Pepper
Kalanchoe
In Spanish
cereza de la pimienta
Kalanchoe
In Greek
Cherry πιπέρι
Kalanchoe
In Portuguese
cereja pimenta
Kalanchoe
In Polish
Cherry Pieprz
Kalanchoe
In Latin
Cherry Pepper
Kalanchoe
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Rosales
Family
Solanaceae
Crassulaceae
Genus
Capsicum
Kalanchoe
Clade
Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Capsiceae
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
50117
1
27800
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