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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Broadleaf Evergreen
Vegetable

Origin

North America, Northeastern United States, Southeastern United States, South-Central United States
Mexico, Central America, South America

Types

Ilex glabra, Ilex crenata, Ilex verticillata
Sweet Banana Pepper, Banana Bill Hybrid Pepper, Hot Banana Pepper, Inferno Hot Banana Hybrid Pepper

Number of Varieties

34
0 40000
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Habitat

Coastal Regions, Lowland, Mountains, Subtropical climates, Suburban areas
Warmer regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-99-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

9-1
12-1

Sunset Zone

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 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

Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

120.00 cm55.90 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

180.00 cm45.70 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White
White, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

-
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Black
Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green
Dark Green, Black

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green
Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate
Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings, Stem Planting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply, Water more in summer, Water when soil is 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
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun

Pruning

No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Shape and thin as needed
Prune after harvesting, Prune in late winter, Prune lower leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
Insignificant

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

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Birds
Bees

Allergy

-
breathing problems, inflammation in lips, Runny nose, sneezing

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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Digestive disorders, Heart problems, High blood pressure, Inflammation

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves
Fruits

Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea
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Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Mixed Border, Wildflower
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ILEX glabra
CAPSICUM annuum 'Park's Sweet Banana Whopper'

Common Name

American Pokeweed, Inkberry, Silberstein American Pokeweed
Banana Pepper, Park's Sweet Banana Whopper Pepper

In Hindi

Inkberry
केले मिर्च

In German

Inkberry
Banana Pfeffer

In French

Inkberry
Banana Pepper

In Spanish

Inkberry
banano Pimienta

In Greek

Inkberry
Πιπεριά Μπανάνα

In Portuguese

Inkberry
Banana pimenta

In Polish

inkberry
Banana Pepper

In Latin

Inkberry
Musa sapientum fixa Pepper

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

-
-

Class

-
-

Order

Aquifoliales
Solanales

Family

Phytolaccaceae
Solanaceae

Genus

Ilex
Peppers

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

6002
1 27800
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Difference Between Inkberry and Banana Pepper

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Importance of Inkberry and Banana Pepper

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Inkberry and Banana Pepper. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Inkberry and Banana Pepper 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 Inkberry is whereas of Banana Pepper is Digestive disorders, Heart problems, High blood pressure and Inflammation. Inkberry has beauty benefits as follows: while Banana Pepper has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Inkberry vs Banana Pepper

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 Inkberry vs Banana Pepper 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 Inkberry are whereas of Banana Pepper have breathing problems, inflammation in lips, Runny nose and sneezing respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Inkberry has no showy fruits and Banana Pepper has showy fruits. Also Inkberry is not flowering and Banana Pepper is not flowering . You can compare Inkberry and Banana Pepper facts and facts of other plants too.