Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Grass
Vegetable
Origin
-
Mexico, Central America, South America
Types
Eulalia bicornuta, Eulalia hirtifolia
Chili Pepper
Number of Varieties
2025
0
40000
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Habitat
Grassland, Hillside
Open areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-9-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
12-1
Sunset Zone
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
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
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm60.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Orange, Orange Red, Red, Violet
White, Light Yellow, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Red, Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Purple, Bronze, Orange Red
Dark Green, Black
Leaf Color in Winter
Tan
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought, Dry soil
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season, Water more in summer
Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Ample Water
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Less fertilizing
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Pest Free, Pests and diseases free, Red blotch
fungus, Verticillium Wilt, Viruses
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
-
Allergy
Mold, Pollen, Skin irritation
Hives, Rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Erosion control, Food for insects, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shelter for wildlife, Soil protection, Wildlife, Windbreak
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diuretic
Diphtheria, Gout, Malignant Scarlet Fever, Paralysis
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Fruits
Other Uses
Showy Purposes, Used in biomass
Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Container, Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Botanical Name
MISCANTHUS 'Purpurascens'
CAPSICUM annuum 'Serrano'( Longum Group)
Common Name
Eulalia, Japanese Silvergrass, Purple Silvergrass
Hot Chili Pepper, Serrano Pepper
In Hindi
Eulalia
Serrano Kali Mirch
In German
Eulalia
Serrano Pfeffer
In French
Eulalia
Piment serrano
In Spanish
Eulalia
Chile serrano
In Greek
Eulalia
Serrano pepper
In Portuguese
Eulalia
Serrano pimenta
In Polish
Eulalia
Serrano pieprz
In Latin
Eulalia
Serrano piperis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Embryophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Liliopsida
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Order
Poales
Solanales
Family
Poaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Eulalia
Capsicum
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Andropogoneae
Capsiceae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Solanoideae
Number of Species
3427
1
27800
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