Life Span
Perennial
Biennial
Type
Vegetable
Perennial
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
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Types
Bell Pepper
Jalapeno
Poblano
Pequin Pepper
Aleppo pepper
Abbotswood potentilla, Daydawn potentilla, Klondike potentilla
Number of Varieties
50025
0
40000
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Habitat
Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Homesteads, Tropical regions
Clay soil areas, Rocky areas, Wet ground
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-113-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
10-1
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
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
Oval or Rounded
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.40 cm91.44 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
25.40 cm91.44 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple
Orange, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Orange
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Black
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Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oblong elliptic
Small elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Early Fall, Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
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Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Well drained
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Spring, Summer, Fall, Indeterminate
Late Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Water less during winter, Water more in summer, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Apply 10-10-10 amount
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
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Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
-
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Avoid during Pregnancy
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
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Good for skin, Skin cleanser, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Antibiotic, Astringent, Diarrhea, Haemostatic, Hypoglycaemic, Mildly painful menstruation, Odontalgic, Premenstrual syndrome, Swelling
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers, Root
Other Uses
Culinary use, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Cosmetics, Showy Purposes, Used as a dye
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical
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Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Aurora'( Conoides Group)
POTENTILLA
Common Name
Aurora Pepper, Ornamental Pepper
Potentilla
In Hindi
सजावटी मिर्च
Potentilla plant
In German
Ornamental Pfeffer
Potentilla Pflanze
In French
ornement poivre
plante Potentilla
In Spanish
Ornamental Pepper
planta Potentilla
In Greek
Διακοσμητικά πιπέρι
φυτό potentilla
In Portuguese
ornamental pimenta
planta Potentilla
In Polish
ozdobne Pieprz
Potentilla roślin
In Latin
decentius Pepper
Potentilla herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
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Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Rosales
Family
Solanaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Peppers
Potentilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
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Subfamily
Asteroideae
Rosoideae
Number of Species
40300
1
27800
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