1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Annual
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
South America, Micronesia, New Zealand
Mexico, Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Silver pampas grass, Uruguayan pampas grass, Purple pampas grass
red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper, green bell pepper
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, 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
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
304.80 cm15.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
182.88 cm20.30 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Pink, Violet, White hair and some brown spots on margins and at tips
White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Orange, Light Yellow, Chocolate, Ivory
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green, Dark Green
Dark Green, Black
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green, Tan
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long and slender with very sharp edges
Elliptic
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer, Fall
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Seedlings, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs watering once a week, Reduce water once established, Water more frequently during periods of extreme drought
Do Not over Water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Prune in late winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots
4.8 Fertilizers
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
fertilize in growing season, Requires high amount of nitrogen
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Anthracnose, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Cercospora leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds, Rats, Snakes
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Itchiness, Skin cuts
Hives, Rash
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Good for skin, Good for skin and hair, Improve hair condition, Improve skin condition, Improve skin tone
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Air purification, Food for animals, Food for insects
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
cholesterol-lowering, Low calories, Vitamin C
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Fibre, Food for animals, Used in paper industry
Used As Food
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Dried Flower / Everlasting, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CORTADERIA
CAPSICUM annuum
7.2 Common Name
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
herbe de la pampa
Capsicum
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
γρασίδι Πάμπα
Κοκκινοπίπερο
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Danthonioideae
Solanoideae
8.10 Number of Species