Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Tender Perennial
Vegetable
Origin
Brazil
Mexico, Central America, South America
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
212
0
40000
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Habitat
Rainforest
Open areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-15-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 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
Rosette/Stemless
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.20 cm61.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
40.60 cm61.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Lavender, Blue Violet
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Red, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Olive, Yellow green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Red, Olive, Yellow green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Olive, Yellow green
Green, Black
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Corms or bulbs, From bulbs, Tubers
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water
Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
-
Neutral
Soil Type
Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Scale insects
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
-
Allergy
-
Hives, Rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
cholesterol-lowering, Low calories, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Fruits
Other Uses
-
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
Neoregelia spectabilis
CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Bomb'
Common Name
Bloody Bromeliad, Painted Fingernails
Cherry Bomb Pepper, Cherry Pepper
In Hindi
painted fingernail
Cherry Bomb Pepper
In German
painted fingernail
Cherry Bomb Pfeffer
In French
Neoregelia spectabilis
Cherry Bomb Pepper
In Spanish
painted fingernail
Bomba de cereza Pimienta
In Greek
painted fingernail
Cherry Bomb Πιπέρι
In Portuguese
Painted fingernails
Cherry Bomb Pimenta
In Polish
painted fingernail
Cherry Bomb Pepper
In Latin
Neoregelia spectabilis
Cherry Bomb Pepper
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Embryophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Lilopsida
Eudicotyledones
Order
Bromeliales
Solanales
Family
Bromeliaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Neoregelia
Capsicum
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Bromelioideae
-
Number of Species
-100
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27800
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