Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Fruit
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
-
Types
Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry
European plum, Gages, Japanese plum
Number of Varieties
5015
0
40000
👆🏻
Habitat
Temperate Regions
Moist Soils, Sandy areas, Wet ground
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-125-8
0
99
👆🏻
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
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm609.60 cm
0
3900
👆🏻
Minimum Width
40.60 cm457.20 cm
0
6350
👆🏻
Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Pink, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Green
Purple, Violet, Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Burgundy, Bronze, Ivory
Leaf Color in Spring
Sea Green
Pink
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Black
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Early Spring, Late Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Sandy
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Grafting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, 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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Nitrogen, Phosphorous
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Armyworm, Borers, Red blotch, Stink bugs, Worms
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Beetles
Ants, Aphids, Beetles, Mites
Allergy
Eye irritation, Skin irritation
Abdominal pain, Anaphylaxis, breathing problems, Hives, Swelling, Throat itching, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Vitamin A, Vitamin C
Bone strength, Brain disease, Cancer, Cellular Health, constipation, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Heart problems
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Fruits
Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Cosmetics
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'
PRUNUS domestica 'Brooks'
Common Name
Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper
Plum
In Hindi
चेरी मिर्च
बेर
In German
Kirsche Pfeffer
Pflaume
In French
cerise Pepper
prune
In Spanish
cereza de la pimienta
ciruela
In Greek
Cherry πιπέρι
Δαμάσκηνο
In Portuguese
cereja pimenta
ameixa
In Polish
Cherry Pieprz
Śliwka
In Latin
Cherry Pepper
Plum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Rosales
Family
Solanaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Capsicum
Prunus
Clade
Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Capsiceae
-
Subfamily
-
Amygdaloideae
Number of Species
5040
1
27800
👆🏻