Blue Barrel

Red Bell Pepper

About Blue Barrel and Red Bell Pepper

Blue Barrel

Red Bell Pepper

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Cactus or Succulent

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

North America, Southwestern United States, Mexico

Hybrid origin, Mexico, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Colville's Barrel Cactus, Long-spined Barrel Cactus, Barrel Cactus

it is a type of bell paper

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

29NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

limestone outcrops, Rocky areas, Semi desert

Not Available

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

12-15Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

12, 13, 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

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

40.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

13.00 cm30.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Magenta

White, Yellow, Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Pink, Red

Red, Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Not Available

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Not Available

Green, Black

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Not Available

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Slow

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs good drainage, Needs very little water, Water carefully

Do Not over Water

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

No pruning needed

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Not Available

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Gastric, Hives, Skin rash

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

cholesterol-lowering, Low calories, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Houseplant, Rock Garden, Wall

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ECHINOCACTUS horizonthalonius

CAPSICUM annuum 'Big Bertha'( Grossum Group)

7.2 Common Name

Devilshead, Turk's head cactus, Blue barrel cactus, Eagle's claw, Horse maimer, Horse crippler, Visnaga meloncillo

Bell Pepper, Big Bertha Bell Pepper, Red Bell Pepper

7.2.1 In Hindi

Blue barrel cactus

लाल शिमला मिर्च

7.2.2 In German

Blau Faßkaktus

Rote Paprika

7.2.3 In French

Bleu barrel cactus

Poivron rouge

7.2.4 In Spanish

biznaga Azul

Pimiento rojo

7.2.5 In Greek

Μπλε βαρέλι κάκτος

Κόκκινη πιπεριά

7.2.6 In Portuguese

cacto de tambor azul

Pimentão vermelho

7.2.7 In Polish

Niebieski baryłkę kaktus

Czerwona papryka

7.2.8 In Latin

Blue Cactus

Red Bell Pepper

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Anthophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Eudicotyledones

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Cactaceae

Solanaceae

8.6 Genus

Echinocactus

Capsicum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Cacteae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cactaceae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

29NA

1 27800

Properties of Blue Barrel and Red Bell Pepper

Wondering what are the properties of Blue Barrel and Red Bell Pepper? We provide you with everything About Blue Barrel and Red Bell Pepper. Blue Barrel has thorns and Red Bell Pepper doesn't have thorns. Also Blue Barrel does not have fragrant flowers. Blue Barrel has allergic reactions like Not Available and Red Bell Pepper has allergic reactions like Not Available. 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 Blue Barrel and Red Bell Pepper and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Blue Barrel and Red Bell Pepper

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

Blue Barrel and Red Bell Pepper Physical Information

Blue Barrel and Red Bell Pepper physical information is very important for comparison. Blue Barrel height is 40.00 cm and width 13.00 cm whereas Red Bell Pepper height is 60.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Blue Barrel and Red Bell Pepper are as follows:

Blue Barrel flower color: Yellow and Magenta
Blue Barrel leaf color: Not Available
Red Bell Pepper flower color: White, Yellow and Green
Red Bell Pepper leaf color: Green

Care of Blue Barrel and Red Bell Pepper

Care of Blue Barrel and Red Bell Pepper include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Blue Barrel pruning is done No pruning needed and Red Bell Pepper pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Blue Barrel needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Red Bell Pepper needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.