Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Vegetable
Origin
Eastern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Mexico, Central America, South America
Types
tecolate strain
Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry
Number of Varieties
250
0
40000
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Habitat
Lawn, Temperate Regions
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-115-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
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
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
10.20 cm40.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Red, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Blue Green
Sea 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
Palmate
Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
From bulbs, Seedlings, Transplanting, Vegetative Reproduction
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, Requires plenty of water during the growing season
Average Water Needs, 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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
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
-
Aphids, Armyworm, Borers, Red blotch, Stink bugs, Worms
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
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
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects, pollinators
Aphids, Beetles
Allergy
Skin irritation
Eye irritation, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
along a porch, deck or patio, Bouquets, Cut Flowers, Hanging Basket
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Vitamin A, Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Fruits
Other Uses
Basketary, deer resistant, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Botanical Name
RANUNCULUS asiaticus
CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'
Common Name
Garden Ranunculus, Persian Buttercup
Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper
In Hindi
Persian Buttercup
चेरी मिर्च
In German
Asiatischer Hahnenfuß
Kirsche Pfeffer
In French
Renoncule des fleuristes
cerise Pepper
In Spanish
Persian Buttercup
cereza de la pimienta
In Greek
Persian Buttercup
Cherry πιπέρι
In Portuguese
ranúnculo
cereja pimenta
In Polish
Jaskier azjatycki
Cherry Pieprz
In Latin
Persian Buttercup
Cherry Pepper
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
Class
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Magnoliopsida
Order
Ranunculales
Solanales
Family
Ranunculaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Ranunculus
Capsicum
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Ranunculeae
Capsiceae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
60050
1
27800
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