Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Vegetable
Origin
Western United States, Canada
Mexico, Central America, South America
Types
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Capsicum baccatum
Capsicum chinense
Capsicum eximium
Capsicum frutescens
Capsicum pubescens
Number of Varieties
56000
0
40000
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Habitat
Woodland Garden Canopy
Hillside, Lower slopes, shaded fields, Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-810-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
7-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
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
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
610.00 cm61.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
610.00 cm45.70 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Deep Red, Pink, Purple
White, Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Brown
Red, Green
Leaf Color in Spring
-
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
Needle like
Acuminate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Slow
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Spring, Mid Spring
Spring, Summer, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week
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
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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 damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K
Pests and Diseases
Mountain pine beetle, White pine blister rust
Aphids, Bacterial leaf spot, Beet armyworm, Damping-off, Flea Beetles, Fusarium wilt, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
-
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
-
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Aphids, Beet armyworms, Flea beetles
Allergy
Hay fever, Rhinitis
contact allergic dermatitis, Rhinitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Bog Garden, Borders
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antiseptic, Diuretic, Vermifuge
Antirheumatic, Appetizer, Intestinal irritations
Part of Plant Used
Inner Bark, Seeds
Flowers, Fruits
Other Uses
Used as a thickener in soups, Used for making green dye, Used to flavour soups
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Screening, Wind Break
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
PINUS albicaulis 'Glauca'
CAPSICUM annuum 'Big Chile'( Longum Group)
Common Name
Whitebark Pine, White Pine, Pitch Pine
Big Chile Pepper, Chile Pepper
In Hindi
Whitebark Pine
Chile Pepper
In German
Whitebark Pine
Chile-Pfeffer
In French
Pin à écorce blanche
Chili Pepper
In Spanish
Whitebark pino
La pimienta de Chile
In Greek
Whitebark Pine
Χιλή πιπέρι
In Portuguese
Whitebark Pine
pimenta do Chile
In Polish
Whitebark Pine
Chile Pepper
In Latin
Pinus albicaulis
Chile Pepper
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Coniferophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Pinopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Pinales
Solanales
Family
Pinaceae
Solanaceae
Genus
Pinus
Capsicum
Clade
-
Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Pinoideae
-
Number of Species
5100
1
27800
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