Pennywort

Chile Pepper

About Pennywort and Chile Pepper

Pennywort

Chile Pepper

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Aquatics

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, California, Texas

Mexico, Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Virginia

Capsicum baccatum Capsicum chinense Capsicum eximium Capsicum frutescens Capsicum pubescens

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA6000

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Wet lands

Hillside, Lower slopes, shaded fields, Well Drained

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

4-1010-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-5

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

21,22

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

1.9 Habit

Spreading

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

10.20 cm61.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm45.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White, Light Green

White, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Red, Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green, Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green, Black

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Lobed

Acuminate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Poorly Drained

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall

Spring, Summer, Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

In Water

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires consistently moist soil

Water frequently while growing

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Poorly Drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Bacterial leaf spot, Beet armyworm, Damping-off, Flea Beetles, Fusarium wilt, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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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

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Aphids, Beet armyworms, Flea beetles

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

contact allergic dermatitis, Rhinitis

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes, Water gardening

Bog Garden, Borders

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anxiety, Sedative

Antirheumatic, Appetizer, Intestinal irritations

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Flowers, Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Not Available

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Bog Garden, Groundcover, Water Gardens

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

HYDROCOTYLE umbellata

CAPSICUM annuum 'Big Chile'( Longum Group)

7.2 Common Name

Manyflower Marsh Pennywort, Pennywort

Big Chile Pepper, Chile Pepper

7.2.1 In Hindi

pennywort

Chile Pepper

7.2.2 In German

Wassernabel

Chile-Pfeffer

7.2.3 In French

pennywort

Chili Pepper

7.2.4 In Spanish

Centella

La pimienta de Chile

7.2.5 In Greek

pennywort

Χιλή πιπέρι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

conchelo

pimenta do Chile

7.2.7 In Polish

wąkrota

Chile Pepper

7.2.8 In Latin

pennywort

Chile Pepper

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Apiales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Apiaceae

Solanaceae

8.6 Genus

Hydrocotyle

Capsicum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Pennywort and Chile Pepper

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

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Season and Care of Pennywort and Chile Pepper

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

Pennywort and Chile Pepper Physical Information

Pennywort and Chile Pepper physical information is very important for comparison. Pennywort height is 10.20 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Chile Pepper height is 61.00 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Pennywort and Chile Pepper are as follows:

Pennywort flower color: White and Light Green
Pennywort leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Chile Pepper flower color: White and Ivory
Chile Pepper leaf color: Dark Green and Green

Care of Pennywort and Chile Pepper

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