Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Grass
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
North America, South America, Europe, Southern Africa, Asia
Types
Capsicum baccatum
Capsicum chinense
Capsicum eximium
Capsicum frutescens
Capsicum pubescens
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Number of Varieties
60005
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40000
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Habitat
Hillside, Lower slopes, shaded fields, Well Drained
meadows, Pastures, Wet lands
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-11-9999
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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
Upright/Erect
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
61.00 cm30.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm40.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Ivory
Yellow Brown
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Green
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Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green, Green
Green, Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green, Black
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Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Acuminate
Oblong
Thorns
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✘
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
Spring, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✔
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Tolerances
Drought
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water frequently while growing
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged
In Summer
Lots of watering
Less Watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Lots of watering
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
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Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
avoid high rate of nitrogen in spring, Nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Bacterial leaf spot, Beet armyworm, Damping-off, Flea Beetles, Fusarium wilt, Red blotch
Fungal Diseases, Head smut, Leaf rust, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Deer resistant, Drought, Salt
Flowers
Insignificant
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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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✘
✔
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Attracts
Aphids, Beet armyworms, Flea beetles
Bees, Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
contact allergic dermatitis, Rhinitis
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bog Garden, Borders
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
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Improve skin condition
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control, Food for animals, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antirheumatic, Appetizer, Intestinal irritations
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits
Seeds
Other Uses
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Food for animals
Used As Indoor Plant
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Used As Outdoor Plant
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Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Edible, Wildflower
Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Big Chile'( Longum Group)
Hordeum brachyantherum
Common Name
Big Chile Pepper, Chile Pepper
Meadow Barley
In Hindi
Chile Pepper
meadow barley
In German
Chile-Pfeffer
Wiese Gerste
In French
Chili Pepper
orge prairie
In Spanish
La pimienta de Chile
cebada prado
In Greek
Χιλή πιπέρι
λιβάδι κριθάρι
In Portuguese
pimenta do Chile
cevada prado
In Polish
Chile Pepper
łąka jęczmienia
In Latin
Chile Pepper
pratum hordei
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Solanales
Cyperales
Family
Solanaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Capsicum
Hordeum
Clade
Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
-
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Number of Species
10010
1
27800
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