Chile Pepper

Japanese Boxwood

About Chile Pepper and Japanese Boxwood

Chile Pepper

Japanese Boxwood

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Central America, South America

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Capsicum baccatum Capsicum chinense Capsicum eximium Capsicum frutescens Capsicum pubescens

Buxus microphylla `Golden Triumph` Buxus microphylla Herrenhausen' Buxus microphylla `Henry Hohman Buxus microphylla `John Baldwin` Buxus microphylla var. japonica Buxus microphylla var. japonica `Faulkner`

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

60006

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Hillside, Lower slopes, shaded fields, Well Drained

Wild

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-115-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

Not Available

1.8 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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

61.00 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

45.70 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Ivory

Yellow green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red, Green

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Black

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Olive, Dark Green, Bronze

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Acuminate

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring, Summer, Indeterminate

Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Leaf Cutting, Stem Cutting, stem tip cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water frequently while growing

Do not water frequently

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

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

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

✔ ✘

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

Medium

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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

Aphids, Beet armyworms, Flea beetles

Caterpillar, Early/Late Blight, Mites, Spider Mites

5.12 Allergy

contact allergic dermatitis, Rhinitis

Eye irritation, Skin irritation

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Bog Garden, Borders

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

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

Antirheumatic, Appetizer, Intestinal irritations

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Not Available

6.2.3 Other Uses

Not Available

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, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical

Container, Edging, Foundation, Hedges, Rock Garden, Wall, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CAPSICUM annuum 'Big Chile'( Longum Group)

BUXUS microphylla var japonica

7.2 Common Name

Big Chile Pepper, Chile Pepper

Japanese box littleleaf box

7.2.1 In Hindi

Chile Pepper

Japanese Boxwood

7.2.2 In German

Chile-Pfeffer

Japanese Boxwood

7.2.3 In French

Chili Pepper

Boxwood japonaise

7.2.4 In Spanish

La pimienta de Chile

El boj japonés

7.2.5 In Greek

Χιλή πιπέρι

Ιαπωνικά Πυξάρι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

pimenta do Chile

Boxwood japonês

7.2.7 In Polish

Chile Pepper

japoński Bukszpan

7.2.8 In Latin

Chile Pepper

Boxwood Italica

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Solanales

Buxales

8.5 Family

Solanaceae

Buxaceae

8.6 Genus

Capsicum

Buxus

8.7 Clade

Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA70

1 27800

Properties of Chile Pepper and Japanese Boxwood

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

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Season and Care of Chile Pepper and Japanese Boxwood

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

Chile Pepper and Japanese Boxwood Physical Information

Chile Pepper and Japanese Boxwood physical information is very important for comparison. Chile Pepper height is 61.00 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Japanese Boxwood height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Chile Pepper and Japanese Boxwood are as follows:

Chile Pepper flower color: White and Ivory
Chile Pepper leaf color: Dark Green and Green
Japanese Boxwood flower color: Yellow green
Japanese Boxwood leaf color: Green

Care of Chile Pepper and Japanese Boxwood

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