Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Perennial
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
Europe, Western Asia
Types
Chili Pepper
Lamium galeobdolon
Number of Varieties
2515
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40000
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Habitat
Open areas
Forest margins
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
8-1
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
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Mat-forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm15.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
45.70 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Light Yellow, Ivory
Light Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red, Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Summer
Dark Green
Dark Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Black
Dark Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Elliptic
Spreading mass
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Runners
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water
Average Water Needs
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
cut main flower spike
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize in early spring, Fertilize the soil instead of direct applying
Pests and Diseases
fungus, Verticillium Wilt, Viruses
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Insects
Allergy
Hives, Rash
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diphtheria, Gout, Malignant Scarlet Fever, Paralysis
-
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
-
Other Uses
Used As Food
Employed in herbal medicine
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
Foundation, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
CAPSICUM annuum 'Serrano'( Longum Group)
LAMIASTRUM galeobdolon
Common Name
Hot Chili Pepper, Serrano Pepper
Yellow Archangel
In Hindi
Serrano Kali Mirch
पीला महादूत
In German
Serrano Pfeffer
Yellow Archangel
In French
Piment serrano
Archange Jaune
In Spanish
Chile serrano
Arcángel amarillo
In Greek
Serrano pepper
κίτρινο Αρχάγγελος
In Portuguese
Serrano pimenta
Arcanjo amarelo
In Polish
Serrano pieprz
żółty Archanioła
In Latin
Serrano piperis
Yellow Archangeli
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Anthophyta
Class
-
Equisetopsida
Order
Solanales
Lamiales
Family
Solanaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Capsicum
Lamium
Clade
Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Capsiceae
-
Subfamily
Solanoideae
-
Number of Species
275
1
27800
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