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Cubanelle Pepper
Cubanelle Pepper

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What is

Life Span

Annual or Biennial
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Herbs

Origin

Mexico, Central America, South America
Mexico, Central America, South America

Types

Cubanelle, Aconcagua, Biscayne, Key Largo, Qantanamo, Grenada, Key West
Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants

Number of Varieties

71
0 40000
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Habitat

Moist Soils, Warm soil
shrublands, tropical grasslands

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
12-1

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, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

50.80 cm45.70 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

25.40 cm50.80 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Light Yellow, Light Green
Green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Orange Red
Green, Light Green, Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green, Black
Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Elliptic
Lanceolate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering, Water frequently while growing
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering

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
Clay, 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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

-
Pest Free

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Beetles, Birds, Bugs, Cutworms, Insects
Bees, Flies

Allergy

allergic reaction, gastro-intestinal problems, Mouth itching, Skin rash
allergic reaction, Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
-

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Antioxidants, Low calories, Vitamin C
Detoxification, Insect Bites, Stomach pain, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves, Seeds
Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Condiment, Used As Food
Pesticide, The essential oil is used as insect repellent

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CAPSICUM annuum 'Cubanelle'( Grossum Group)
CHENOPODIUM ambrosioides

Common Name

Bell Pepper, Cubanelle Pepper, Sweet Pepper
Mexican Tea

In Hindi

Cubanelle Pepper
Dysphania ambrosioides

In German

Cubanelle Pepper
Mexikanischer Drüsengänsefuß

In French

Cubanelle Pepper
Épazote

In Spanish

Cubanelle Pepper
Dysphania ambrosioides

In Greek

Cubanelle Pepper
Μεξικού τσάι

In Portuguese

Cubanelle Pepper
Dysphania ambrosioides

In Polish

Cubanelle Pepper
Komosa piżmowa

In Latin

Cubanelle Pepper
Dysphania ambrosioides

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Vascular plant
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales
Caryophyllales

Family

Solanaceae
Chenopodiaceae

Genus

Peppers
Dysphania

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Capsiceae
Dysphanieae

Subfamily

Solanoideae
Chenopodioideae

Number of Species

-30
1 27800
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Difference Between Cubanelle Pepper and Mexican Tea

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Importance of Cubanelle Pepper and Mexican Tea

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Cubanelle Pepper and Mexican Tea. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Cubanelle Pepper and Mexican Tea 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 Cubanelle Pepper is anti-inflammatory, Antioxidants, Low calories and Vitamin C whereas of Mexican Tea is Detoxification, Insect Bites, Stomach pain and Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms. Cubanelle Pepper has beauty benefits as follows: while Mexican Tea has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Cubanelle Pepper vs Mexican Tea

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 Cubanelle Pepper vs Mexican Tea 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 Cubanelle Pepper are allergic reaction, gastro-intestinal problems, Mouth itching and Skin rash whereas of Mexican Tea have allergic reaction and Skin irritation respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Cubanelle Pepper has showy fruits and Mexican Tea has no showy fruits. Also Cubanelle Pepper is not flowering and Mexican Tea is not flowering . You can compare Cubanelle Pepper and Mexican Tea facts and facts of other plants too.