Borage

Tabasco Pepper

About Borage and Tabasco Pepper

Borage

Tabasco Pepper

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Herbs

Tender Perennial

Origin

Europe

Central America, South America

Types

Not Availble

Number of Varieties

1512

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Habitat

Pastures, Woodlands

Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-999910-15

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AHS Heat Zone

12-7

Sunset Zone

A2, 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

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

45.70 cm71.20 cm

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Minimum Width

30.50 cm60.00 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue

White, Light Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown

Yellow, Red, Orange, Dark Red, Light Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune regularly, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

fertilize in growing season

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Japanese Beetles

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees

Bees, Flying insects

Allergy

belching, bloating, Diarrhea, Digestive Problems, gas, gastro-intestinal problems, Headache, Nausea

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Demulcent, Diuretic, Emollient, Fever, Kidney problems, Pulmonary afflictions

Antiseptic, Diaphoretic, Digestive disorders

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Used for its medicinal properties

Culinary use, Used As Food, Used as a spice

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BORAGO officinalis

CAPSICUM frutescens

Common Name

Borage, starflower

Tabasco Pepper

In Hindi

Borage

काली मिर्च टबैस्को

In German

Borretsch

Tabasco Pfeffer

In French

Bourrache

Tabasco poivre

In Spanish

borraja

Tabasco Pepper

In Greek

Borage

Tabasco πιπέρι

In Portuguese

Borragem

Tabasco pimenta

In Polish

Ogórecznik

papryka tabasco

In Latin

borage

Tabasco Pepper

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Solanales

Family

Boraginaceae

Solanaceae

Genus

Borago

Capsicum

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Solanoideae

Number of Species

150200

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Properties of Borage and Tabasco Pepper

Wondering what are the properties of Borage and Tabasco Pepper? We provide you with everything About Borage and Tabasco Pepper. Borage doesn't have thorns and Tabasco Pepper doesn't have thorns. Also Borage does not have fragrant flowers. Borage has allergic reactions like belching, bloating, Diarrhea, Digestive Problems, gas, gastro-intestinal problems, Headache and Nausea and Tabasco Pepper has allergic reactions like belching, bloating, Diarrhea, Digestive Problems, gas, gastro-intestinal problems, Headache and Nausea. 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 Borage and Tabasco Pepper and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Borage and Tabasco Pepper

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

Borage and Tabasco Pepper Physical Information

Borage and Tabasco Pepper physical information is very important for comparison. Borage height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Tabasco Pepper height is 71.20 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Borage and Tabasco Pepper are as follows:

Borage flower color: Blue
Borage leaf color: Green and Light Green
Tabasco Pepper flower color: White and Light Green
Tabasco Pepper leaf color: Green

Care of Borage and Tabasco Pepper

Care of Borage and Tabasco Pepper include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Borage pruning is done Prune regularly and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Tabasco Pepper pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages and Remove deadheads. In summer Borage needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Tabasco Pepper needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.