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What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Perennial  

Type
Vegetable  
Broadleaf Evergreen  

Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America  
Australia  

Types
Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry  
Acacia retinodes retinodes, Acacia retinodes uncifolia  

Number of Varieties
50  
99+
2  
99+

Habitat
Temperate Regions  
open forests  

USDA Hardiness Zone
5-12  
8-11  

AHS Heat Zone
12-1  
-  

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, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Oval or Rounded  
Oval/Rounded  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
45.70 cm  
99+
530.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
40.60 cm  
99+
530.00 cm  
39

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White  
Yellow  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
-  

Fruit Color
Red, Green  
Brown  

Leaf Color in Spring
Sea Green  
Blue Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green  
Blue Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Black  
Blue Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Green  
Blue Green, Gray Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Lanceolate  
Long Linear  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall  
Spring  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Fast  
Very Fast  

Type of Soil
Loam  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Indeterminate  
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate  

Repeat Bloomer
Yes  
Yes  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought, Salt  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot  
Container, Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Low  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water  
Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Xeric/Desert, Drought Tolerant  

In Spring
Moderate  
Adequately  

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  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
Prune after flowering  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  

Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Armyworm, Borers, Red blotch, Stink bugs, Worms  
Red spider mite  

Plant Tolerance
Drought, Salt  
Drought, Salt  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
No  

Edible Fruit
Yes  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
Yes  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
No  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
Yes  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Yes  

Attracts
Aphids, Beetles  
-  

Allergy
Eye irritation, Skin irritation  
-  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes  
Showy Purposes  

Beauty Benefits
-  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
No  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Windbreak  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Vitamin A, Vitamin C  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Fruits  
Flowers, Seeds  

Other Uses
Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties  
Used as a dye  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical  
Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'  
Acacia retinodes  

Common Name
Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper  
Ever-blooming Wattle, Silver Wattle, Water Wattle  

In Hindi
चेरी मिर्च  
Silver Wattle  

In German
Kirsche Pfeffer  
Silver Wattle  

In French
cerise Pepper  
Mimosa d'été  

In Spanish
cereza de la pimienta  
acacia amarilla  

In Greek
Cherry πιπέρι  
ασήμι μιμόζα  

In Portuguese
cereja pimenta  
Acacia retinodes  

In Polish
Cherry Pieprz  
Silver Wattle  

In Latin
Cherry Pepper  
Silver Wattle  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Solanales  
Fabales  

Family
Solanaceae  
Fabaceae  

Genus
Capsicum  
Acacia  

Clade
Asterids, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  

Tribe
Capsiceae  
-  

Subfamily
-  
-  

Number of Species
50  
950  
27

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Difference Between Cherry Pepper and Silver Wattle

If you are confused whether Cherry Pepper or Silver Wattle are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Cherry Pepper and Silver Wattle Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Cherry Pepper are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Silver Wattle fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Cherry Pepper and Silver Wattle if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Cherry Pepper and Silver Wattle

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Cherry Pepper and Silver Wattle. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Cherry Pepper and Silver Wattle as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Cherry Pepper is Vitamin A and Vitamin C whereas of Silver Wattle is . Cherry Pepper has beauty benefits as follows: while Silver Wattle has beauty benefits as follows: .

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How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Cherry Pepper vs Silver Wattle and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Cherry Pepper are Eye irritation and Skin irritation whereas of Silver Wattle have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Cherry Pepper has showy fruits and Silver Wattle has no showy fruits. Also Cherry Pepper is not flowering and Silver Wattle is not flowering . You can compare Cherry Pepper and Silver Wattle facts and facts of other plants too.

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