Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
Southern Africa
Types
Capsicum baccatum
Capsicum chinense
Capsicum eximium
Capsicum frutescens
Capsicum pubescens
Manihot esculenta, Euphorbia esula
Number of Varieties
6000-
0
40000
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Habitat
Hillside, Lower slopes, shaded fields, Well Drained
Desert, rocky banks of streams, Sandy stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-10
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
21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
61.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Ivory
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Red, Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green, Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green, Black
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acuminate
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Spores, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water frequently while growing
Do not water frequently
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Bacterial leaf spot, Beet armyworm, Damping-off, Flea Beetles, Fusarium wilt, Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
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
-
Allergy
contact allergic dermatitis, Rhinitis
allergic conjunctivitis, Toxic, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bog Garden, Borders
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antirheumatic, Appetizer, Intestinal irritations
Laxative
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits
-
Other Uses
-
Used to poison animals during hunting
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Big Chile'( Longum Group)
EUPHORBIA virosa
Common Name
Big Chile Pepper, Chile Pepper
Gifboom
In Hindi
Chile Pepper
Gifboom
In German
Chile-Pfeffer
Namibische Giftwolfmilch
In French
Chili Pepper
Euphorbia virosa
In Spanish
La pimienta de Chile
Euphorbia virosa
In Greek
Χιλή πιπέρι
Euphorbia virosa
In Portuguese
pimenta do Chile
Euphorbia virosa
In Polish
Chile Pepper
Euphorbia virosa
In Latin
Chile Pepper
Euphorbia virosa
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Solanales
Malpighiales
Family
Solanaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Capsicum
Euphorbia
Clade
Asterids, Eudicots
Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Euphorbioideae
Number of Species
100-
1
27800
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