Bell Pepper

Sotol

About Bell Pepper and Sotol

Bell Pepper

Sotol

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Shrub

Origin

Mexico, Central America, South America

Southwestern United States, Mexico

Types

red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, green bell pepper

Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Open areas

Desert, Lower slopes

USDA Hardiness Zone

-999912-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-10

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

10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Rosette/Stemless

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm270.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm180.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green, Black

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Green, Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic

Rosette

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water

Needs very little water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

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

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Hummingbirds

Allergy

Hives, Rash

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

cholesterol-lowering, Low calories, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Leaves

Other Uses

Used As Food

Paper pulp, Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical

Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CAPSICUM annuum 'Admiral'

DASYLIRION texanum

Common Name

Admiral Pepper, Bell Pepper

Common sotol, Bear Grass, Common Sotol, Desert Spoon

In Hindi

शिमला मिर्च

sotol

In German

Paprika

Dasylirion texanum

In French

poivron

sotol

In Spanish

Pimiento

sotol

In Greek

Πιπεριά

sotol

In Portuguese

Pimentão

sotol

In Polish

papryka

sotol

In Latin

Bell Pepper

sotol

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Anthophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Eudicotyledones

Liliopsida

Order

Solanales

Liliales

Family

Solanaceae

Liliaceae

Genus

Capsicum

Dasylirion

Clade

Angiosperms

Monocots

Tribe

Subfamily

Nolinoideae

Number of Species

200300

1 27800

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Properties of Bell Pepper and Sotol

Wondering what are the properties of Bell Pepper and Sotol? We provide you with everything About Bell Pepper and Sotol. Bell Pepper doesn't have thorns and Sotol doesn't have thorns. Also Bell Pepper does not have fragrant flowers. Bell Pepper has allergic reactions like Hives and Rash and Sotol has allergic reactions like Hives and Rash. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Bell Pepper and Sotol and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bell Pepper and Sotol

Season and care of Bell Pepper and Sotol is important to know. While considering everything about Bell Pepper and Sotol Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bell Pepper season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Sotol season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Bell Pepper is Loam and for Sotol is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bell Pepper is Neutral and for Sotol is Neutral, Alkaline.

Bell Pepper and Sotol Physical Information

Bell Pepper and Sotol physical information is very important for comparison. Bell Pepper height is 60.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Sotol height is 270.00 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Bell Pepper and Sotol are as follows:

Bell Pepper flower color: White
Bell Pepper leaf color: Green
Sotol flower color: Yellow
Sotol leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Bell Pepper and Sotol

Care of Bell Pepper and Sotol include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bell Pepper pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Sotol pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Bell Pepper needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Sotol needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.