Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Fruit
Vegetable
Origin
Europe, Mediterranean
Mexico, Central America, South America
Types
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Sweet Banana Pepper, Banana Bill Hybrid Pepper, Hot Banana Pepper, Inferno Hot Banana Hybrid Pepper
Number of Varieties
24
0
40000
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Habitat
Open Forest, Terrestrial
Warmer regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99999-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-1
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
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
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
460.00 cm55.90 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Dark Green, Black
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Round
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Spring, Summer, Fall, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water Deeply, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
Over-head watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
-
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
-
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after harvesting, Prune in late winter, Prune lower leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
-
Bees
Allergy
Itchiness, Runny nose, Swelling, Throat itching, Watery eyes
breathing problems, inflammation in lips, Runny nose, sneezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-cancer, Bone strength, Digestive disorders, High cholestrol, Immunity, Improve heart health
Digestive disorders, Heart problems, High blood pressure, Inflammation
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Fruits
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Wood is used for making furniture
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Botanical Name
PRUNUS insititia 'Blue Violet Damson'
CAPSICUM annuum 'Park's Sweet Banana Whopper'
Common Name
Blue Violet Damson Plum, Damson
Banana Pepper, Park's Sweet Banana Whopper Pepper
In Hindi
जामुन
केले मिर्च
In German
Zwetschgen
Banana Pfeffer
In French
prune de Damas
Banana Pepper
In Spanish
ciruela ciruela
banano Pimienta
In Greek
κορόμηλο δαμάσκηνο
Πιπεριά Μπανάνα
In Portuguese
damson ameixa
Banana pimenta
In Polish
mirabelki
Banana Pepper
In Latin
damson plum
Musa sapientum fixa Pepper
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
-
Order
Rosales
Solanales
Family
Rosaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Prunus
Peppers
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Amygdaloideae
-
Number of Species
4002
1
27800
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