Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Grass
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
Types
Capsicum baccatum
Capsicum chinense
Capsicum eximium
Capsicum frutescens
Capsicum pubescens
Cortaderia selloana
Number of Varieties
600012
0
40000
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Habitat
Hillside, Lower slopes, shaded fields, Well Drained
coastal environs, Grassland, Roadsides, Waste areas, waterways
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-117-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
11 - 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, 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
Plant Size
Minimum Height
61.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Ivory
Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green, Green
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green, Black
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acuminate
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
Summer, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water frequently while growing
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, 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
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
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Aphids, Beet armyworms, Flea beetles
-
Allergy
contact allergic dermatitis, Rhinitis
Itchiness
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bog Garden, Borders
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antirheumatic, Appetizer, Intestinal irritations
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
-
Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Big Chile'( Longum Group)
CORTADERIA jubata
Common Name
Big Chile Pepper, Chile Pepper
Purple Pampas Grass
In Hindi
Chile Pepper
Purple pampas grass
In German
Chile-Pfeffer
Lila Pampasgras
In French
Chili Pepper
Pourpre herbe de pampa
In Spanish
La pimienta de Chile
hierba púrpura pampas
In Greek
Χιλή πιπέρι
Μωβ γρασίδι παμπάς
In Portuguese
pimenta do Chile
grama roxa pampas
In Polish
Chile Pepper
Purpurowy trawa pampasów
In Latin
Chile Pepper
Purpura Pampas herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Solanales
Poales
Family
Solanaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Capsicum
Cortaderia
Clade
Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
10025
1
27800
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