Chile Pepper

Moss Rose

About Chile Pepper and Moss Rose

Chile Pepper

Moss Rose

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants

Origin

Mexico, Central America, South America

South America

Types

Capsicum baccatum Capsicum chinense Capsicum eximium Capsicum frutescens Capsicum pubescens

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Number of Varieties

600012

0 40000

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Habitat

Hillside, Lower slopes, shaded fields, Well Drained

All sorts of environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-115-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-1

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

61.00 cm7.60 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

45.70 cm25.40 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Ivory

White, Red, Orange, Pink, Magenta, Salmon

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Black

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acuminate

Cylindrical

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Summer, Indeterminate

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water frequently while growing

Needs watering once a week

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Loose, Sandy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Bright direct sunlight

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

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

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

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

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Beet armyworms, Flea beetles

Butterflies

Allergy

contact allergic dermatitis, Rhinitis

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bog Garden, Borders

Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antirheumatic, Appetizer, Intestinal irritations

Depurative, Hypotensive, Wounds

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Flowers

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Used as an ointment

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

Landscape

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CAPSICUM annuum 'Big Chile'( Longum Group)

PORTULACA grandiflora

Common Name

Big Chile Pepper, Chile Pepper

Moss Rose

In Hindi

Chile Pepper

मॉस गुलाब

In German

Chile-Pfeffer

Moss Rose

In French

Chili Pepper

Moss Rose

In Spanish

La pimienta de Chile

musgo de Rose

In Greek

Χιλή πιπέρι

Moss Rose

In Portuguese

pimenta do Chile

rosa-musgo

In Polish

Chile Pepper

Moss Rose

In Latin

Chile Pepper

Rosa moss

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales

Caryophyllales

Family

Solanaceae

Portulacaceae

Genus

Capsicum

Portulaca

Clade

Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

100120

1 27800

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Properties of Chile Pepper and Moss Rose

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

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Season and Care of Chile Pepper and Moss Rose

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

Chile Pepper and Moss Rose Physical Information

Chile Pepper and Moss Rose physical information is very important for comparison. Chile Pepper height is 61.00 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Moss Rose height is 7.60 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Chile Pepper and Moss Rose are as follows:

Chile Pepper flower color: White and Ivory
Chile Pepper leaf color: Dark Green and Green
Moss Rose flower color: White, Red, Orange, Pink, Magenta and Salmon
Moss Rose leaf color: Green

Care of Chile Pepper and Moss Rose

Care of Chile Pepper and Moss Rose include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Chile Pepper pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Moss Rose 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 Moss Rose needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.