Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
Tropical Asia
Types
red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, green bell pepper
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Number of Varieties
20
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40000
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Habitat
Open areas
Rocky Mountains, wastelands
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
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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
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Habit
Oval or Rounded
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Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Bedding, Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water
Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
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Soil Type
Loam
Moist, Rich
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Admiral'
Abelmoschus manihot
Common Name
Admiral Pepper, Bell Pepper
Aibika, hibiscus spinach, ibika, bele
In Hindi
शिमला मिर्च
aibika
In German
Paprika
Maniok-Bisameibisch
In French
poivron
L'Aibika
In Spanish
Pimiento
Aibika
In Greek
Πιπεριά
aibika
In Portuguese
Pimentão
Aibika
In Polish
papryka
aibika
In Latin
Bell Pepper
aibika