Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
Western United States, Canada
Types
Capsicum baccatum
Capsicum chinense
Capsicum eximium
Capsicum frutescens
Capsicum pubescens
Pinus lambertiana
Number of Varieties
60005
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40000
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Habitat
Hillside, Lower slopes, shaded fields, Well Drained
Woodland Garden Canopy
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
8-1
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
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
61.00 cm1,520.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm760.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Ivory
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Green
Brown, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green, Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green, Black
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acuminate
Needle like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
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Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water frequently while growing
Water three times weekly in summer
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
27-3-3 ratio, Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Bacterial leaf spot, Beet armyworm, Damping-off, Flea Beetles, Fusarium wilt, Red blotch
Blister Rust
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
-
Flower Petal Number
Single
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Beet armyworms, Flea beetles
Douglas squirrels
Allergy
contact allergic dermatitis, Rhinitis
Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bog Garden, Borders
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
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✘
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✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antirheumatic, Appetizer, Intestinal irritations
Carminative, Laxative, Opthalmic, Poultice
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits
Seeds, Wood
Other Uses
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Adhesive, Used as a chewing gum, Used for making green dye, Vanillin flavouring is obtained as a by-product
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical
Feature Plant
Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Big Chile'( Longum Group)
PINUS lambertiana
Common Name
Big Chile Pepper, Chile Pepper
Sugar pine, Sugar cone pine
In Hindi
Chile Pepper
Sugar Pine
In German
Chile-Pfeffer
Sugar Pine
In French
Chili Pepper
Sugar Pine
In Spanish
La pimienta de Chile
Sugar Pine
In Greek
Χιλή πιπέρι
Sugar Pine
In Portuguese
pimenta do Chile
Sugar Pine
In Polish
Chile Pepper
Sugar Pine
In Latin
Chile Pepper
Pinus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Solanales
Pinales
Family
Solanaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Capsicum
Pinus
Clade
Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Pinoideae
Number of Species
1005
1
27800
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