Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Vegetable
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
Egypt
Types
red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, green bell pepper
Lactuca sativa
Number of Varieties
210
0
40000
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Habitat
Open areas
Cold Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
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
1, 2, 3, 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
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm510.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm7.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Yellow, Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Black
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic
Spoon Shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Loam
-
The pH of Soil
Neutral
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water
Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
-
Soil Type
Loam
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial 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
10-10-10, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Leafminers, Molecrickets, Red blotch, Thripes, Whiteflies
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Aphids, Caterpillar, Snails, Whiteflies
Allergy
Hives, Rash
Food Allergy, Hives, Swollen Lips
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
Glowing Skin, Improve skin tone, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
cholesterol-lowering, Low calories, Vitamin C
Fiber, Insomnia, Rich in protein
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
Other Uses
Used As Food
Culinary use, Food for animals, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Edible, Vegetable
Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Admiral'
Lactuca sativa
Common Name
Admiral Pepper, Bell Pepper
Lettuce
In Hindi
शिमला मिर्च
सलाद
In German
Paprika
Salat
In French
poivron
Salade
In Spanish
Pimiento
Lechuga
In Greek
Πιπεριά
Μαρούλι
In Portuguese
Pimentão
Alface
In Polish
papryka
Sałata
In Latin
Bell Pepper
lactuca
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Eudicotyledones
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Asterales
Family
Solanaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Capsicum
Lactuca
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Cichorieae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
200100
1
27800
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