Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Vegetable
Origin
Australia, New Zealand
Mexico, Central America, South America
Types
-
Cherry Stuffer, Sweet Cherry, Hot Cherry
Number of Varieties
5050
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Islands, Semi arid regions, Tropical regions
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-125-12
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
H1, 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
Cushion/Mound-forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
20.30 cm45.70 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm40.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Red, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Sea Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green, Black
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Club - shaped
Lanceolate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
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
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Slugs, Snails
Aphids, Armyworm, Borers, Red blotch, Stink bugs, Worms
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Salt
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Aphids, Beetles
Allergy
-
Eye irritation, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Hanging Basket, Showy Purposes
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, Leaves
Fruits
Other Uses
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, Edging, Hanging Basket, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Botanical Name
BRACHYSCOME iberidifolia
CAPSICUM annuum 'Cherry Pick'
Common Name
Brachycome iberidifolia, Swan River Daisy
Cherry Pepper, Cherry Pick Pepper
In Hindi
swan river daisy
चेरी मिर्च
In German
Swan River Gänseblümchen
Kirsche Pfeffer
In French
Swan River daisy
cerise Pepper
In Spanish
Río Swan margarita
cereza de la pimienta
In Greek
Swan River μαργαρίτα
Cherry πιπέρι
In Portuguese
daisy Swan River
cereja pimenta
In Polish
Swan River stokrotka
Cherry Pieprz
In Latin
Swan flumen primula
Cherry Pepper
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Asterales
Solanales
Family
Asteraceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Brachyscome
Capsicum
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Astereae
Capsiceae
Subfamily
Asteroideae
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Number of Species
7250
1
27800
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