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What is

Life Span
Perennial  
Annual or Biennial  

Type
Vegetable  
Vegetable  

Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America  
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia  

Types
Capsicum baccatum Capsicum chinense Capsicum eximium Capsicum frutescens Capsicum pubescens  
Pascal, Golden Self-Blanching, Tall Utah, Tango  

Number of Varieties
6000  
5
100  
99+

Habitat
Hillside, Lower slopes, shaded fields, Well Drained  
Coastal Regions, Marshy ground, Wet ground  

USDA Hardiness Zone
10-11  
-9999  

AHS Heat Zone
12-1  
9-3  

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  
-  

Habit
Upright/Erect  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
61.00 cm  
99+
45.70 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
45.70 cm  
99+
30.50 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
White, Ivory  
White  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Red, Green  
Tan, Brown  

Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green, Green  
Light Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green  
Green, Light Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green, Black  
Green, Light Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Acuminate  
Irregular  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall  
Spring, Summer  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Medium  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Loam  
Loam  

The pH of Soil
Neutral  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate  
Late Spring  

Repeat Bloomer
Yes  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Container, Ground  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Seedlings, Transplanting  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Low  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Water frequently while growing  
Keep ground moist, Requires regular watering  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Neutral  
Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Loam  
Loam  

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 shoots  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K  
Less fertilizing  

Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Bacterial leaf spot, Beet armyworm, Damping-off, Flea Beetles, Fusarium wilt, Red blotch  
Bacteria, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Mosaic viruses, Pink Root, Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Frost  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
No  

Edible Fruit
Yes  
Yes  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
Yes  

Showy Foliage
No  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Coarse  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Glossy  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
Yes  

Attracts
Aphids, Beet armyworms, Flea beetles  
Insects, Mice, Rodents, Spider Mites  

Allergy
contact allergic dermatitis, Rhinitis  
Irritation to stomach  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Bog Garden, Borders  
-  

Beauty Benefits
-  
Good for skin, Improve skin condition, Moisturizing, Skin Problems  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Antirheumatic, Appetizer, Intestinal irritations  
Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation, Weight loss  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits  
Leaves, Seeds  

Other Uses
-  
Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used as a spice  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical  
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Big Chile'( Longum Group)  
APIUM graveolens  

Common Name
Big Chile Pepper, Chile Pepper  
Celery  

In Hindi
Chile Pepper  
अजवायन  

In German
Chile-Pfeffer  
Sellerie  

In French
Chili Pepper  
Céleri  

In Spanish
La pimienta de Chile  
Apio  

In Greek
Χιλή πιπέρι  
Σέλινο  

In Portuguese
pimenta do Chile  
Aipo  

In Polish
Chile Pepper  
Seler  

In Latin
Chile Pepper  
apium  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Tracheophyta  
Tracheophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Solanales  
Apiales  

Family
Solanaceae  
Apiaceae  

Genus
Capsicum  
Apium  

Clade
Asterids, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
-  
Apieae  

Subfamily
-  
Apioideae  

Number of Species
100  
1  

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Difference Between Chile Pepper and Celery

If you are confused whether Chile Pepper or Celery 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 Celery 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 Celery fertilizers required are Less fertilizing. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Chile Pepper and Celery if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Chile Pepper and Celery

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Chile Pepper and Celery. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Chile Pepper and Celery 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 Celery is Cancer, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Indigestion, Inflammation and Weight loss. Chile Pepper has beauty benefits as follows: while Celery has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Chile Pepper vs Celery

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 Celery 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 Celery have Irritation to stomach respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Chile Pepper has showy fruits and Celery has no showy fruits. Also Chile Pepper is not flowering and Celery is not flowering . You can compare Chile Pepper and Celery facts and facts of other plants too.

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