Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Vegetable
Origin
India, Philippines, Southeast Asia
Mexico, Central America, South America
Types
-
Sweet Banana Pepper, Banana Bill Hybrid Pepper, Hot Banana Pepper, Inferno Hot Banana Hybrid Pepper
Number of Varieties
-4
0
40000
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Habitat
Loamy soils, Moist Soils, Subtropical climates
Warmer regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-79-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
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
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
Vining/Climbing
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm55.90 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Orange, Dark Green
White, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Dark Green
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
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmate
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring, Summer, Fall, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering
Over-head watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut out old flower stalks, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Prune after harvesting, Prune in late winter, Prune lower leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, N-P-K balanced liquid fertilizer, Potassium
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Army-worms, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Fusarium leaf spot, Red spider mite
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Full Sun, Salt and Soil Compaction
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Flies, Flying insects
Bees
Allergy
Hypoglycaemic Coma, Irregular Heart Rhythm, Miscarriage
breathing problems, inflammation in lips, Runny nose, sneezing
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
-
Beauty Benefits
Glowing Skin, Moisturizing, Nourishes scalp
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Gastrointestinal disorders, Jaundice, Laxative, Leprosy, Weight loss
Digestive disorders, Heart problems, High blood pressure, Inflammation
Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Fruits
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Culinary use, Repellent
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Vine
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Botanical Name
Trichosanthes cucumerina
CAPSICUM annuum 'Park's Sweet Banana Whopper'
Common Name
snake gourd, serpent gourd, chichinda, padwal
Banana Pepper, Park's Sweet Banana Whopper Pepper
In Hindi
चिचिण्डा
केले मिर्च
In German
Schlangenhaargurke
Banana Pfeffer
In French
Trichosanthes cucumerina
Banana Pepper
In Spanish
snake gourd
banano Pimienta
In Greek
φίδι κολοκύθα
Πιπεριά Μπανάνα
In Portuguese
snake gourd
Banana pimenta
In Polish
Gurdlina ogórkowata
Banana Pepper
In Latin
snake gourd
Musa sapientum fixa Pepper
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
-
Class
Magnoliopsida
-
Order
Cucurbitales
Solanales
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Coccinia
Peppers
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Papilionoideae
-
Number of Species
272
1
27800
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