Melampodium

Bell Pepper

About Melampodium and Bell Pepper

Melampodium

Bell Pepper

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Perennial

Vegetable

Origin

Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, Central America

Mexico, Central America, South America

Types

Perennials

red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, green bell pepper

Number of Varieties

402

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Habitat

Desert

Open areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-11-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 6

12-1

Sunset Zone

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

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

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.50 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

20.30 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown

Yellow, Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green, Black

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Elliptic

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Well drained

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

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

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

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Hives, Rash

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

cholesterol-lowering, Low calories, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Seeds

Fruits

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Bedding Plant, Container

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

MELAMPODIUM divaricatum

CAPSICUM annuum 'Admiral'

Common Name

Butter Daisy, Melampodium

Admiral Pepper, Bell Pepper

In Hindi

Melampodium

शिमला मिर्च

In German

Melmpodiam

Paprika

In French

Melmpodiam

poivron

In Spanish

Melmpodiam

Pimiento

In Greek

Melmpodiam

Πιπεριά

In Portuguese

Melmpodiam

Pimentão

In Polish

Melmpodiam

papryka

In Latin

Melmpodiam

Bell Pepper

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Anthophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Eudicotyledones

Order

Asterales

Solanales

Family

Asteraceae

Solanaceae

Genus

Melampodium

Capsicum

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms

Tribe

Millerieae

Subfamily

Asteroideae

Number of Species

39200

1 27800

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Properties of Melampodium and Bell Pepper

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

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Season and Care of Melampodium and Bell Pepper

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

Melampodium and Bell Pepper Physical Information

Melampodium and Bell Pepper physical information is very important for comparison. Melampodium height is 30.50 cm and width 20.30 cm whereas Bell Pepper height is 60.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Melampodium and Bell Pepper are as follows:

Melampodium flower color: Yellow and Gold
Melampodium leaf color: Green
Bell Pepper flower color: White
Bell Pepper leaf color: Green

Care of Melampodium and Bell Pepper

Care of Melampodium and Bell Pepper include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Melampodium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Bell Pepper pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Melampodium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Bell Pepper needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.