Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Tender Perennial
Vegetable
Origin
-
Mexico, Central America, South America
Types
-
Sweet Banana Pepper, Banana Bill Hybrid Pepper, Hot Banana Pepper, Inferno Hot Banana Hybrid Pepper
Number of Varieties
1204
0
40000
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Habitat
Humid climates
Warmer regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-129-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 24
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
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
35.60 cm55.90 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow green
White, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple, Light Green, Burgundy, Silver
Dark Green, Black
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring, Summer, Fall, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires watering in the growing season
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
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after harvesting, Prune in late winter, Prune lower leaves
Fertilizers
fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees
Allergy
Mouth itching, Throat itching, Toxic
breathing problems, inflammation in lips, Runny nose, sneezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Indoor Air Purification, Very little waste
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Rheumatism
Digestive disorders, Heart problems, High blood pressure, Inflammation
Part of Plant Used
Rhizomes
Fruits
Other Uses
Leaves used for wrapping food
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Houseplant, Tropical
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Botanical Name
HOMALOMENA Wallisii
CAPSICUM annuum 'Park's Sweet Banana Whopper'
Common Name
Homalomena
Banana Pepper, Park's Sweet Banana Whopper Pepper
In Hindi
Homalomena
केले मिर्च
In German
Homalomena
Banana Pfeffer
In French
Homalomena
Banana Pepper
In Spanish
Homalomena
banano Pimienta
In Greek
Homalomena
Πιπεριά Μπανάνα
In Portuguese
homalomena
Banana pimenta
In Polish
Homalomena
Banana Pepper
In Latin
Homalomena
Musa sapientum fixa Pepper
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
-
Class
Liliopsida
-
Order
Arales
Solanales
Family
Araceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Homalomena
Peppers
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
1222
1
27800
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