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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Vegetable
Vegetable

Origin

South America, Chile
Mexico, Central America, South America

Types

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

Number of Varieties

40006000
0 40000
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Habitat

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

USDA Hardiness Zone

-999910-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-3
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
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

Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

91.44 cm61.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

60.96 cm45.70 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Purple, Red, White
White, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Sandy Brown
Red, Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green
Dark 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

Oval
Acuminate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Loose, Well drained
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot
Ground

How to Plant?

From bulbs
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

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 deadheads
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

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

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch
Aphids, Bacterial leaf spot, Beet armyworm, Damping-off, Flea Beetles, Fusarium wilt, 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

Coarse
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

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

Allergy

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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Bog Garden, Borders

Beauty Benefits

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

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Flowers, Fruits

Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
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Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

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

Common Name

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

In Hindi

आलू
Chile Pepper

In German

Kartoffel
Chile-Pfeffer

In French

Pomme de terre
Chili Pepper

In Spanish

Patata
La pimienta de Chile

In Greek

Πατάτα
Χιλή πιπέρι

In Portuguese

Batata
pimenta do Chile

In Polish

Ziemniak
Chile Pepper

In Latin

SOLANUM TUBEROSUM
Chile Pepper

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Anthophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Solanales
Solanales

Family

Solanaceae
Solanaceae

Genus

Solanum
Capsicum

Clade

Asterids
Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

1400100
1 27800
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Difference Between Potato and Chile Pepper

If you are confused whether Potato or Chile Pepper 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 Potato and Chile Pepper Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Potato are 15-15-15 amounts, whereas for Chile Pepper fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and Apply N-P-K. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Potato and Chile Pepper if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Potato and Chile Pepper

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Potato and Chile Pepper. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Potato and Chile Pepper 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 Potato is Bone strength, Cancer, Diarrhea, Digestion problems, High blood pressure, Improve heart health, Inflammation, Kidney Stones, Metabolism, Rheumatism and Weight management and satiety whereas of Chile Pepper is Antirheumatic, Appetizer and Intestinal irritations. Potato has beauty benefits as follows: For treating wrinkles, Good for skin and hair, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing and Treatment of Dark Spots while Chile Pepper has beauty benefits as follows: For treating wrinkles, Good for skin and hair, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing and Treatment of Dark Spots.

Compare Facts of Potato vs Chile Pepper

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