1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual or Biennial
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
1.4 Types
Capsicum baccatum
Capsicum chinense
Capsicum eximium
Capsicum frutescens
Capsicum pubescens
Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Hillside, Lower slopes, shaded fields, Well Drained
Lawn
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
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
H1, 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
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
61.00 cm304.80 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
45.70 cm182.88 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Ivory
Pink, Violet, White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green, Green
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green, Black
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green, Tan
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Acuminate
Long and slender with very sharp edges
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
Summer, Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Water frequently while growing
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Reduce water once established, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune in late winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
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
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Aphids, Beet armyworms, Flea beetles
Birds, Rats, Snakes
5.12 Allergy
contact allergic dermatitis, Rhinitis
Itchiness, Skin cuts
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Bog Garden, Borders
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Provides ground cover
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antirheumatic, Appetizer, Intestinal irritations
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits
Flowers, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Big Chile'( Longum Group)
CORTADERIA
7.2 Common Name
Big Chile Pepper, Chile Pepper
Pampas Grass
7.2.1 In Hindi
Chile Pepper
Pampas grass
7.2.2 In German
Chile-Pfeffer
Pampasgrass
7.2.3 In French
Chili Pepper
herbe de la pampa
7.2.4 In Spanish
La pimienta de Chile
cortaderas
7.2.5 In Greek
Χιλή πιπέρι
γρασίδι Πάμπα
7.2.6 In Portuguese
pimenta do Chile
grama de Pampas
7.2.7 In Polish
Chile Pepper
Pampas trawy
7.2.8 In Latin
Chile Pepper
Pampas herba
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Vascular plant
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Danthonieae
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Danthonioideae
8.10 Number of Species