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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Tender Perennial

Origin

Mexico, Central America, South America
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China

Types

Capsicum baccatum Capsicum chinense Capsicum eximium Capsicum frutescens Capsicum pubescens
Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily

Number of Varieties

600010
0 40000
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Habitat

Hillside, Lower slopes, shaded fields, Well Drained
Forest edges, Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Swamps, Wet lands

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-117-15
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
10-7

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, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

61.00 cm152.40 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

45.70 cm60.96 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Ivory
White, Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Green
Red, Orange

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Black
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acuminate
Pinnate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water frequently while growing
Average Water Needs, Requires consistently moist soil, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize every week

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Bacterial leaf spot, Beet armyworm, Damping-off, Flea Beetles, Fusarium wilt, Red blotch
Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

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
Bold

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Aphids, Beet armyworms, Flea beetles
Ants, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

contact allergic dermatitis, Rhinitis
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bog Garden, Borders
Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antirheumatic, Appetizer, Intestinal irritations
Abdominal Disease, Anthelmintic, Antirheumatic, Carminative, Chest pain, Febrifuge, Joint pain, Stomachic, Tonic, Tonsillitis

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits
Flowers, Root, Seeds, Stem

Other Uses

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Garland, Paper pulp, Used as essential oil, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in paper industry

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Cutflower, Edible, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CAPSICUM annuum 'Big Chile'( Longum Group)
HEDYCHIUM coronarium

Common Name

Big Chile Pepper, Chile Pepper
Butterfly Ginger, Butterfly Lily, White Garland Lily

In Hindi

Chile Pepper
Butterfly Ginger Plant

In German

Chile-Pfeffer
Schmetterling Ingwerpflanze

In French

Chili Pepper
Papillon Ginger Plante

In Spanish

La pimienta de Chile
Planta de jengibre de la mariposa

In Greek

Χιλή πιπέρι
Πεταλούδα Τζίντζερ φυτών

In Portuguese

pimenta do Chile
Borboleta Ginger planta

In Polish

Chile Pepper
Butterfly Ginger roślin

In Latin

Chile Pepper
Gingiber Plantae Gloria

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida

Order

Solanales
Zingiberales

Family

Solanaceae
Zingiberaceae

Genus

Capsicum
Hedychium

Clade

Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

-
Zingibereae

Subfamily

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Zingiberoideae

Number of Species

10080
1 27800
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Difference Between Chile Pepper and Butterfly Ginger

If you are confused whether Chile Pepper or Butterfly Ginger are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Chile Pepper and Butterfly Ginger Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Chile Pepper are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Apply N-P-K, whereas for Butterfly Ginger fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Fertilize every week. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Chile Pepper and Butterfly Ginger if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Chile Pepper and Butterfly Ginger

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Chile Pepper and Butterfly Ginger. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Chile Pepper and Butterfly Ginger as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Chile Pepper is Antirheumatic, Appetizer and Intestinal irritations whereas of Butterfly Ginger is Abdominal Disease, Anthelmintic, Antirheumatic, Carminative, Chest pain, Febrifuge, Joint pain, Stomachic, Tonic and Tonsillitis. Chile Pepper has beauty benefits as follows: while Butterfly Ginger has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Chile Pepper vs Butterfly Ginger

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Chile Pepper vs Butterfly Ginger and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Chile Pepper are contact allergic dermatitis and Rhinitis whereas of Butterfly Ginger have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Chile Pepper has showy fruits and Butterfly Ginger has no showy fruits. Also Chile Pepper is not flowering and Butterfly Ginger is flowering. You can compare Chile Pepper and Butterfly Ginger facts and facts of other plants too.