Tabasco Pepper

Babaco

About Tabasco Pepper and Babaco

Tabasco Pepper

Babaco

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial

Fruit, Shrub

Origin

Central America, South America

South America

Types

Not Availble

V. × heilbornii

Number of Varieties

120

0 40000

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Habitat

Tropical regions

Mediterranean region, Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-159-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-7

11-9

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, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

71.20 cm180.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm150.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Light Green

Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Red, Orange, Dark Red, Light Green

Green, Light Yellow, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Palmate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Vegetative Reproduction

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

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

Remove shoots

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Pests and diseases free, Red blotch

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

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

Digestive disorders

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Fruits

Other Uses

Culinary use, Used As Food, Used as a spice

Used in making champagne

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical

Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CAPSICUM frutescens

VASCONCELLEA x heilbornii

Common Name

Tabasco Pepper

Babaco, Mountain Papaya

In Hindi

काली मिर्च टबैस्को

Babaco

In German

Tabasco Pfeffer

Babaco

In French

Tabasco poivre

Babaco

In Spanish

Tabasco Pepper

Babaco

In Greek

Tabasco πιπέρι

Babaco

In Portuguese

Tabasco pimenta

Babaco

In Polish

papryka tabasco

Babaco

In Latin

Tabasco Pepper

Babaco

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales

Brassicales

Family

Solanaceae

Caricaceae

Genus

Capsicum

Vasconcellea

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Solanoideae

Number of Species

2001

1 27800

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Properties of Tabasco Pepper and Babaco

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

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Season and Care of Tabasco Pepper and Babaco

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

Tabasco Pepper and Babaco Physical Information

Tabasco Pepper and Babaco physical information is very important for comparison. Tabasco Pepper height is 71.20 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Babaco height is 180.00 cm and width 150.00 cm. The color specification of Tabasco Pepper and Babaco are as follows:

Tabasco Pepper flower color: White and Light Green
Tabasco Pepper leaf color: Green
Babaco flower color: Yellow green
Babaco leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Tabasco Pepper and Babaco

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