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What is

Life Span

Perennial
Perennial

Type

Tender Perennial
Vegetable

Origin

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Mexico, Central America, South America

Types

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Capsicum baccatum Capsicum chinense Capsicum eximium Capsicum frutescens Capsicum pubescens

Number of Varieties

206000
0 40000
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Habitat

Lawn, Pastures, stream banks
Hillside, Lower slopes, shaded fields, Well Drained

USDA Hardiness Zone

9-1110-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-1
12-1

Sunset Zone

9, 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

Spreading
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

20.30 cm61.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

60.00 cm45.70 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Orange, Gold
White, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

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Red, Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green, Sea Green
Dark Green, Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Sea Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Sea Green, Silver
Green, Dark Green, Black

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Three Lobed
Acuminate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial Sun
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium
Medium

Type of Soil

Loam
Loam

The pH of Soil

Acidic
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Get enough water whenever the soil is dry
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

Acidic
Neutral

Soil Type

Loam
Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial Sun
Full 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
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

Showy
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

Fine
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

Butterflies
Aphids, Beet armyworms, Flea beetles

Allergy

Irritation to stomach
contact allergic dermatitis, Rhinitis

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

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Bog Garden, Borders

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti inflammatory, Antispasmodic, Cardiotonic, Carminative, Febrifuge
Antirheumatic, Appetizer, Intestinal irritations

Part of Plant Used

Seedpod
Flowers, Fruits

Other Uses

Used for making green dye
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Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Container, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Lotus corniculatus
CAPSICUM annuum 'Big Chile'( Longum Group)

Common Name

Trefoil
Big Chile Pepper, Chile Pepper

In Hindi

तिपतिया घास
Chile Pepper

In German

Gewöhnlicher Hornklee
Chile-Pfeffer

In French

Lotier corniculé
Chili Pepper

In Spanish

Lotus corniculatus
La pimienta de Chile

In Greek

Trefoil
Χιλή πιπέρι

In Portuguese

Lotus corniculatus
pimenta do Chile

In Polish

Komonica zwyczajna
Chile Pepper

In Latin

trefoil
Chile Pepper

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta
Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Fabales
Solanales

Family

Fabaceae
Solanaceae

Genus

Lotus
Capsicum

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

-
-

Number of Species

300100
1 27800
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Difference Between Trefoil and Chile Pepper

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

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Importance of Trefoil and Chile Pepper

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Trefoil and Chile Pepper. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Trefoil 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 Trefoil is anti inflammatory, Antispasmodic, Cardiotonic, Carminative and Febrifuge whereas of Chile Pepper is Antirheumatic, Appetizer and Intestinal irritations. Trefoil has beauty benefits as follows: while Chile Pepper has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Trefoil 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 Trefoil 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 Trefoil are Irritation to stomach 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. Trefoil has no showy fruits and Chile Pepper has showy fruits. Also Trefoil is not flowering and Chile Pepper is not flowering . You can compare Trefoil and Chile Pepper facts and facts of other plants too.