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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Annual

Type

Vegetable
Vegetable

Origin

Mexico, Central America, South America
South America, Chile

Types

Capsicum baccatum Capsicum chinense Capsicum eximium Capsicum frutescens Capsicum pubescens
Melody, King Edward potato, Kennebec

Number of Varieties

60004000
0 40000
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Habitat

Hillside, Lower slopes, shaded fields, Well Drained
Cold Regions, Tropical regions, Wet ground, Wet lands

USDA Hardiness Zone

10-11-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
12-3

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
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
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

61.00 cm91.44 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
Blue, Purple, Red, White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Green
Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green
-

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Black
-

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green
-

Shape

Leaf Shape

Acuminate
Oval

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Fast

Type of Soil

Loam
Loose, Well drained

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings
From bulbs

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water frequently while growing
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral
Neutral

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 dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
15-15-15 amounts

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
Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Aphids, Beet armyworms, Flea beetles
Beetles, Bugs, Early/Late Blight, Insects

Allergy

contact allergic dermatitis, Rhinitis
Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bog Garden, Borders
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Beauty Benefits

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For treating wrinkles, Good for skin and hair, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Treatment of Dark Spots

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antirheumatic, Appetizer, Intestinal irritations
Bone strength, Cancer, Diarrhea, Digestion problems, High blood pressure, Improve heart health, Inflammation, Kidney Stones, Metabolism, Rheumatism, Weight management and satiety

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits
Fruits

Other Uses

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Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CAPSICUM annuum 'Big Chile'( Longum Group)
SOLANUM tuberosum

Common Name

Big Chile Pepper, Chile Pepper
Potato, Tater, Spud, Tuber

In Hindi

Chile Pepper
आलू

In German

Chile-Pfeffer
Kartoffel

In French

Chili Pepper
Pomme de terre

In Spanish

La pimienta de Chile
Patata

In Greek

Χιλή πιπέρι
Πατάτα

In Portuguese

pimenta do Chile
Batata

In Polish

Chile Pepper
Ziemniak

In Latin

Chile Pepper
SOLANUM TUBEROSUM

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Anthophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales
Solanales

Family

Solanaceae
Solanaceae

Genus

Capsicum
Solanum

Clade

Asterids, Eudicots
Asterids

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

1001400
1 27800
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Difference Between Chile Pepper and Potato

If you are confused whether Chile Pepper or Potato 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 Potato 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 Potato fertilizers required are 15-15-15 amounts. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Chile Pepper and Potato if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Chile Pepper and Potato

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Chile Pepper and Potato. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Chile Pepper and Potato 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 Potato is Bone strength, Cancer, Diarrhea, Digestion problems, High blood pressure, Improve heart health, Inflammation, Kidney Stones, Metabolism, Rheumatism and Weight management and satiety. Chile Pepper has beauty benefits as follows: while Potato has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Chile Pepper vs Potato

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 Potato 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 Potato have Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria and Vomiting respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Chile Pepper has showy fruits and Potato has no showy fruits. Also Chile Pepper is not flowering and Potato is flowering. You can compare Chile Pepper and Potato facts and facts of other plants too.