Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Tender Perennial
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
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Types
Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry
herbaceous annuals
Number of Varieties
50200
0
40000
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Habitat
Temperate Regions
Temperate Regions, Tropical Forests
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-1210-15
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
8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm38.14 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.60 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Green
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Leaf Color in Spring
Sea Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Black
Green, Gray Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Linear to lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Root Division, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
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
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
Butterflies
Allergy
Eye irritation, Skin irritation
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Vitamin A, Vitamin C
Fever, Intestinal irritations, Kidney problems, Respiratory Disorders, Wounds
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
As a tea substitute, Culinary use, Medicinal oil, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used as essential oil, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Hanging Basket, Herb / Vegetable, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'
PELARGONIUM 'Bitter Lemon'
Common Name
Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper
Bitter Lemon Scented Geranium, Scented Geranium
In Hindi
चेरी मिर्च
Pelargonium
In German
Kirsche Pfeffer
Pelargonium
In French
cerise Pepper
pélargonium
In Spanish
cereza de la pimienta
pelargonium
In Greek
Cherry πιπέρι
Pelargonium
In Portuguese
cereja pimenta
pelargônio
In Polish
Cherry Pieprz
pelargonia
In Latin
Cherry Pepper
Pelargonium
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Geraniales
Family
Solanaceae
Geraniaceae
Genus
Capsicum
Pelargonium
Clade
Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Capsiceae
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
50200
1
27800
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