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Chile Pepper
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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Vegetable

Origin

Mexico, Central America, South America
Southeastern Asia, India

Types

Capsicum baccatum Capsicum chinense Capsicum eximium Capsicum frutescens Capsicum pubescens
Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach

Number of Varieties

60005
0 40000
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Habitat

Hillside, Lower slopes, shaded fields, Well Drained
Hot climate regions, Humid climates

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-11-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
12*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, 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
Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

61.00 cm2.40 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

45.70 cm24.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Ivory
Red, Green, Orange Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Green
White, Ivory

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
Purple, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green
Purple, Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acuminate
Heart-shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam
Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
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Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water frequently while growing
Do not let dry out between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil

In Summer

Lots of watering
Average Water

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Neutral

Soil Type

Loam
Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant
Showy

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
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Aphids, Beet armyworms, Flea beetles
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Allergy

contact allergic dermatitis, Rhinitis
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Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bog Garden, Borders
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Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antirheumatic, Appetizer, Intestinal irritations
Folate, Iron, Low calories, Low Fats, Rich in Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits
Leaves

Other Uses

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Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CAPSICUM annuum 'Big Chile'( Longum Group)
BASELLA alba

Common Name

Big Chile Pepper, Chile Pepper
Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach

In Hindi

Chile Pepper
पोई

In German

Chile-Pfeffer
Malabarspinat

In French

Chili Pepper
L’épinard de Malabar

In Spanish

La pimienta de Chile
espinaca de Malabar

In Greek

Χιλή πιπέρι
Malabar Σπανάκι

In Portuguese

pimenta do Chile
Malabar espinafre

In Polish

Chile Pepper
Szpinak Malabar

In Latin

Chile Pepper
Spinach Malabar

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Eudicotyledones

Order

Solanales
Caryophyllales

Family

Solanaceae
Basellaceae

Genus

Capsicum
Basella

Clade

Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

-
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Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

10060
1 27800
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Difference Between Chile Pepper and Malabar Spinach

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

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Importance of Chile Pepper and Malabar Spinach

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Chile Pepper and Malabar Spinach. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Chile Pepper and Malabar Spinach 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 Malabar Spinach is Folate, Iron, Low calories, Low Fats, Rich in Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A and Vitamin C. Chile Pepper has beauty benefits as follows: while Malabar Spinach has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Chile Pepper vs Malabar Spinach

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 Malabar Spinach 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 Malabar Spinach have respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Chile Pepper has showy fruits and Malabar Spinach has showy fruits. Also Chile Pepper is not flowering and Malabar Spinach is not flowering . You can compare Chile Pepper and Malabar Spinach facts and facts of other plants too.