Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Vegetable
Origin
-
Mexico, Central America, South America
Types
Cotinus Coggygria, American Smoketree
Bell Pepper
Jalapeno
Poblano
Pequin Pepper
Aleppo pepper
Number of Varieties
10500
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40000
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Habitat
Shady Edge, Woodland Garden Dappled Shade
Cropland, gardens, Grassland, Homesteads, Tropical regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-89-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-3
12-1
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21
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
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
300.00 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Light Pink, Rose
Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Pink, Light Pink, Rose, Tan
Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Orange
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Burgundy, Plum
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Burgundy, Plum
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Red, Orange, Orange Red
Green, Black
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Oblong elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water deeply about once a week
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Water Deeply, 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
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
20-20-20 amount, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 20-30-20 amount, organic fertlizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Leaf spot, Verticillium Wilt
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Bees
Butterflies
Allergy
Dermatitis
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Used in parkland
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Stops hair loss
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cholagogue, Febrifuge, Ophthalmic
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Fruits
Other Uses
Used as essential oil, Used for making yellow to orange dye, Wood is used for making furniture
Culinary use, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
COTINUS 'Grace'
CAPSICUM annuum 'Aurora'( Conoides Group)
Common Name
Grace Smoketree, Smokebush, Smoketree
Aurora Pepper, Ornamental Pepper
In Hindi
Smokebush
सजावटी मिर्च
In German
Smokebush
Ornamental Pfeffer
In French
Smokebush
ornement poivre
In Spanish
Smokebush
Ornamental Pepper
In Greek
Smokebush
Διακοσμητικά πιπέρι
In Portuguese
Smokebush
ornamental pimenta
In Polish
Smokebush
ozdobne Pieprz
In Latin
Smokebush
decentius Pepper
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Sapindales
Solanales
Family
Anacardiaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Cotinus
Peppers
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Rhoeae
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Subfamily
Anacardioideae
Asteroideae
Number of Species
440
1
27800
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