Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Aquatics
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
Australia
Types
it is a type of bell paper
Marsilea quadrifolia, Marsilea hirsuta
Number of Varieties
34
0
40000
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Habitat
-
Bog Garden, Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99999-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-9
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
21,22
Habit
Upright/Erect
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm30.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Green
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Red, Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Black
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic
Four wedge-shaped leaflets
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Spores
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water
Needs very little water
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, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly 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
Organic Manure
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Clover Clot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
-
Flower Petal Number
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
-
Frogs
Allergy
Gastric, Hives, Skin rash
Beriberi, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
cholesterol-lowering, Low calories, Vitamin C
Astringent
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Seeds, Spores
Other Uses
Used As Food
Used like flour, Used to make dough
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Container, Houseplant, Tropical, Water Gardens
Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Big Bertha'( Grossum Group)
MARSILEA drummondii
Common Name
Bell Pepper, Big Bertha Bell Pepper, Red Bell Pepper
Common Nardoo, Pepperwort, Water Clover
In Hindi
लाल शिमला मिर्च
Water Clover
In German
Rote Paprika
Wasser Klee
In French
Poivron rouge
Eau Clover
In Spanish
Pimiento rojo
Agua trébol
In Greek
Κόκκινη πιπεριά
νερό Clover
In Portuguese
Pimentão vermelho
Clover água
In Polish
Czerwona papryka
Woda Clover
In Latin
Red Bell Pepper
Trifolium aqua
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Pteridophyta
Class
Eudicotyledones
Filicopsida
Order
Solanales
Hydropteridales
Family
Solanaceae
Marsileaceae
Genus
Capsicum
Marsilea
Clade
-
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
24
1
27800
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