Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Vegetable
Origin
Mediterranean, Western Asia
Mexico, Central America, South America
Types
Oriental Hyacinths, Common Hyacinths
Sweet Banana Pepper, Banana Bill Hybrid Pepper, Hot Banana Pepper, Inferno Hot Banana Hybrid Pepper
Number of Varieties
304
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40000
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Habitat
Mediterranean region
Warmer regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-99-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
21,22
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
10.20 cm55.90 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet
White, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Dark Green, Black
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long slender
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Spring, Summer, Fall, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
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
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
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, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single, Double, Semi-Double
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
Bees
Allergy
Asthma
breathing problems, inflammation in lips, Runny nose, sneezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Digestive disorders, Heart problems, High blood pressure, Inflammation
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Fruits
Other Uses
Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Botanical Name
Hyacinthus orientalis
CAPSICUM annuum 'Park's Sweet Banana Whopper'
Common Name
Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth
Banana Pepper, Park's Sweet Banana Whopper Pepper
In Hindi
ह्यचीन्थ
केले मिर्च
In German
Hyazinthe
Banana Pfeffer
In French
jacinthe
Banana Pepper
In Spanish
jacinto
banano Pimienta
In Greek
υάκινθος
Πιπεριά Μπανάνα
In Portuguese
jacinto
Banana pimenta
In Polish
hiacynt
Banana Pepper
In Latin
et hyacinthinas,
Musa sapientum fixa Pepper
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Liliopsida
-
Order
Liliales
Solanales
Family
Liliaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Hyacinthus
Peppers
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Scilloideae
-
Number of Species
32
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27800
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