Chile Pepper

Rainbow Cactus

About Chile Pepper and Rainbow Cactus

Chile Pepper

Rainbow Cactus

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Cactus, Flowering Plants, Fruits, Houseplant, native plant natural landscaping, Ornamental Plants, Shrub

Origin

Mexico, Central America, South America

Types

Capsicum baccatum Capsicum chinense Capsicum eximium Capsicum frutescens Capsicum pubescens

Grafted Gymnocalycium Cultivars, Echinopsis chamaecereus cultivar, Pilosocereus pachycladus, Austrocylindropuntia subulata monstrose

Number of Varieties

600015

0 40000

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Habitat

Hillside, Lower slopes, shaded fields, Well Drained

In desert grasslands, Rocky Mountains, sandy seeps, Semi arid regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-11-9999

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

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

61.00 cm7.60 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

45.70 cm5.10 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Ivory

Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink, Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Green

Purple, Purplish Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Black

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acuminate

Succulent

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Summer, 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 very little water

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

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

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

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Beet armyworms, Flea beetles

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

Other Uses

Decoration 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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CAPSICUM annuum 'Big Chile'( Longum Group)

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

Common Name

Big Chile Pepper, Chile Pepper

Texas rainbow cactus, Spiny hedgehog cactus

In Hindi

Chile Pepper

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In German

Chile-Pfeffer

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In French

Chili Pepper

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In Spanish

La pimienta de Chile

Dasyacanthus echinocereus

In Greek

Χιλή πιπέρι

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In Portuguese

pimenta do Chile

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In Polish

Chile Pepper

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

In Latin

Chile Pepper

Echinocereus dasyacanthus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales

Caryophyllales

Family

Solanaceae

Cactaceae

Genus

Capsicum

Echinocereus

Clade

Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Pachycereeae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Number of Species

10030

1 27800

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Properties of Chile Pepper and Rainbow Cactus

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

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Season and Care of Chile Pepper and Rainbow Cactus

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

Chile Pepper and Rainbow Cactus Physical Information

Chile Pepper and Rainbow Cactus physical information is very important for comparison. Chile Pepper height is 61.00 cm and width 45.70 cm whereas Rainbow Cactus height is 7.60 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Chile Pepper and Rainbow Cactus are as follows:

Chile Pepper flower color: White and Ivory
Chile Pepper leaf color: Dark Green and Green
Rainbow Cactus flower color: Lemon yellow, Light Green, Pink and Red
Rainbow Cactus leaf color:

Care of Chile Pepper and Rainbow Cactus

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