Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
Texas
Types
Chili Pepper
Ornamental Plant
Number of Varieties
25250
0
40000
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Habitat
Open areas
Roadsides, Sandy areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9 - 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
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
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Yellow, Ivory
White, Blue, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Sea Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Green, Sea Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Black
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Bedding, Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water
Medium
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
Loamy, Sandy
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
fungus, Verticillium Wilt, Viruses
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies
Allergy
Hives, Rash
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diphtheria, Gout, Malignant Scarlet Fever, Paralysis
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Used As Food
Animal Feed, Culinary use, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Hanging Basket
Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Serrano'( Longum Group)
LUPINUS subcarnosus
Common Name
Hot Chili Pepper, Serrano Pepper
Bluebonnet, Texas Bluebonnet
In Hindi
Serrano Kali Mirch
texas bluebonnet
In German
Serrano Pfeffer
texas Blaue Lupine
In French
Piment serrano
texas bluebonnet
In Spanish
Chile serrano
texas Bluebonnet
In Greek
Serrano pepper
texas bluebonnet
In Portuguese
Serrano pimenta
texas bluebonnet
In Polish
Serrano pieprz
texas bluebonnet
In Latin
Serrano piperis
Texas lory
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Fabales
Family
Solanaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Capsicum
Lupinus
Clade
Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Capsiceae
Genisteae
Subfamily
Solanoideae
Faboideae
Number of Species
27250
1
27800
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