Chile Pepper

Irisine

About Chile Pepper and Irisine

Chile Pepper

Irisine

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual and Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Tender Perennial

Origin

Mexico, Central America, South America

Types

Capsicum baccatum Capsicum chinense Capsicum eximium Capsicum frutescens Capsicum pubescens

White Snowplant Tropical Bloodleaf Juba's Bush Yellow Bloodleaf Standley's Bloodleaf Rootstock Bloodleaf

Number of Varieties

600015

0 40000

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Habitat

Hillside, Lower slopes, shaded fields, Well Drained

gardens, Grassland, Roadsides, Suburban areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-1111-12

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

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

61.00 cm45.70 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

45.70 cm30.50 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Ivory

White, Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green

Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Black

Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red, Bronze

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acuminate

Heart-shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Summer, Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water frequently while growing

Keep ground moist, Reduce watering in winter, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply, Water more in summer

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, 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

Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads, Shape and thin as needed

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Bacterial leaf spot, Beet armyworm, Damping-off, Flea Beetles, Fusarium wilt, Red blotch

Mealybugs, Scale, Whiteflies

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

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

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Beet armyworms, Flea beetles

Insects

Allergy

contact allergic dermatitis, Rhinitis

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bog Garden, Borders

Beautification

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antirheumatic, Appetizer, Intestinal irritations

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Whole plant

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CAPSICUM annuum 'Big Chile'( Longum Group)

IRESINE 'Blazin' Rose'

Common Name

Big Chile Pepper, Chile Pepper

Blazin' Rose Iresine, Bloodleaf, Irisine

In Hindi

Chile Pepper

Iresine

In German

Chile-Pfeffer

Iresine

In French

Chili Pepper

Iresine

In Spanish

La pimienta de Chile

Iresine

In Greek

Χιλή πιπέρι

Iresine

In Portuguese

pimenta do Chile

Iresine

In Polish

Chile Pepper

Iresine

In Latin

Chile Pepper

Iresine

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales

Caryophyllales

Family

Solanaceae

Amaranthaceae

Genus

Capsicum

Iresine

Clade

Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Gomphrenoideae

Number of Species

10025

1 27800

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Properties of Chile Pepper and Irisine

Wondering what are the properties of Chile Pepper and Irisine? We provide you with everything About Chile Pepper and Irisine. Chile Pepper doesn't have thorns and Irisine doesn't have thorns. Also Chile Pepper does not have fragrant flowers. Chile Pepper has allergic reactions like contact allergic dermatitis and Rhinitis and Irisine has allergic reactions like contact allergic dermatitis and Rhinitis. 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 Chile Pepper and Irisine and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Chile Pepper and Irisine

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

Chile Pepper and Irisine Physical Information

Chile Pepper and Irisine physical information is very important for comparison. Chile Pepper height is 61.00 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Irisine height is 45.70 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Chile Pepper and Irisine are as follows:

Chile Pepper flower color: White and Ivory
Chile Pepper leaf color: Dark Green and Green
Irisine flower color: White and Green
Irisine leaf color: Red, Green, Pink, Dark Red and Bronze

Care of Chile Pepper and Irisine

Care of Chile Pepper and Irisine include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chile Pepper pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Irisine pruning is done Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads and Shape and thin as needed. In summer Chile Pepper needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Irisine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.