Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Tree
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
Middle Africa
Types
-
Solanum integrifolium
Number of Varieties
218
0
40000
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Habitat
Warm soil, Well Drained
Moist Soils
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
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
H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
45.70 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Green
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Yellow green
Orange, Gold, Orange Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Black
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic
imparipinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water
Requires a lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Clay
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Rich
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Cutworms, fungus
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
Hives, Rash
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
anti-inflammatory, Antioxidants, Arthritis, Cancer, Gastritis, Nutrients, Weight loss
Anti-oxidant, Digestive, Fiber, Minerals
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Used As Food
Animal Feed, For making oil, Used as a nutritious food item
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical
Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Italian Pepperoncini'
SOLANUM integrifolium
Common Name
Pepperoncini Pepper
Chinese Scarlet Eggplant, Pumpkin Tree, Turkish Eggplant, Turkish Orange Eggplant
In Hindi
Pepperoncini Pepper
कद्दू पेड़
In German
Pepperoncini Pepper
Kürbis-Baum
In French
Pepperoncini Pepper
arbre de citrouille
In Spanish
Pepperoncini Pepper
árbol de calabaza
In Greek
Pepperoncini Pepper
δέντρο κολοκύθας
In Portuguese
Pepperoncini Pepper
árvore abóbora
In Polish
Pepperoncini Pepper
drzewa dyni
In Latin
Pepperoncini Pepper
PEPO ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Scrophulariales
Family
Solanaceae
Oleaceae
Genus
Capsicum
Fraxinus
Clade
Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
Capsiceae
-
Subfamily
Solanoideae
-
Number of Species
1001
1
27800
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