Spring Starflower

Tabasco Pepper

About Spring Starflower and Tabasco Pepper

Spring Starflower

Tabasco Pepper

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Tender Perennial

Origin

South America, Argentina

Central America, South America

Types

Perennial

Not Availble

Number of Varieties

3512

0 40000

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Habitat

Temperate Regions

Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-910-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12-7

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

Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm71.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

5.10 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue

White, Light Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Red, Orange, Dark Red, Light Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Several shades of Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Grass like

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Slugs, Snails

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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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

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Attracts

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

Bees, Flying insects

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antiseptic, Diaphoretic, Digestive disorders

Part of Plant Used

Flowers

Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Culinary use, Used As Food, Used as a spice

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Ipheion uniflorum

CAPSICUM frutescens

Common Name

Spring Starflower, Springstar

Tabasco Pepper

In Hindi

Spring Starflower

काली मिर्च टबैस्को

In German

Frühling Borretsch

Tabasco Pfeffer

In French

Spring Starflower

Tabasco poivre

In Spanish

primavera Flor de estrella

Tabasco Pepper

In Greek

άνοιξη starflower

Tabasco πιπέρι

In Portuguese

primavera Starflower

Tabasco pimenta

In Polish

Wiosna Starflower

papryka tabasco

In Latin

Spring Starflower

Tabasco Pepper

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Lilopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asparagales

Solanales

Family

Liliaceae

Solanaceae

Genus

Ipheion

Capsicum

Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Gilliesieae

Subfamily

Allioideae

Solanoideae

Number of Species

50200

1 27800

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Properties of Spring Starflower and Tabasco Pepper

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

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Season and Care of Spring Starflower and Tabasco Pepper

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

Spring Starflower and Tabasco Pepper Physical Information

Spring Starflower and Tabasco Pepper physical information is very important for comparison. Spring Starflower height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm whereas Tabasco Pepper height is 71.20 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Spring Starflower and Tabasco Pepper are as follows:

Spring Starflower flower color: Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver and Sky Blue
Spring Starflower leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green
Tabasco Pepper flower color: White and Light Green
Tabasco Pepper leaf color: Green

Care of Spring Starflower and Tabasco Pepper

Care of Spring Starflower and Tabasco Pepper include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Spring Starflower pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Tabasco Pepper pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, No pruning needed in the early stages and Remove deadheads. In summer Spring Starflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Tabasco Pepper needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.