Life Span
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Type
Vegetable
Origin
South America
Types
Capsicum chinense
Number of Varieties
2
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Homesteads
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
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
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Green, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow, Red, Green, Purple, Orange, Chocolate
Leaf Color in Spring
Brown, Orange, Orange Red, Pink, Red, Yellow
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Acuminate
Thorns
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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63% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Does not require lot of watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Pruning
Prune before Winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Fungal Diseases, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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59% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
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65% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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45% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
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19% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Fragrant Leaf
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36% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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25% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
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32% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Showy Bark
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Foliage Texture
Medium
Foliage Sheen
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Evergreen
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Invasive
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1% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants
Self-Sowing
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79% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Ants
Allergy
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beauty Benefits
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Edible Uses
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99% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Other Uses
Culinary use, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
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31% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical
Botanical Name
CAPSICUM chinense
Common Name
Aji, Datil, Goat Pepper, Habanero, Jamaican Hot, Rocotillo, Scotch Bonnet
In Hindi
Habanero
In German
Habanero
In French
Habanero
In Spanish
Habanero
In Greek
Habanero
In Portuguese
Habanero
In Polish
Habanero
In Latin
Habanero
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Solanales
Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Capsicum
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Subfamily
-
Number of Species
40
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27800
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