Sichuan

Sichuan Care

Zanthoxylum Simulans

What is the plant

Zanthoxylum simulans, the Chinese-pepper, Chinese prickly-ash or flatspine prickly-ash, is a flowering plant in the family Rutaceae, native to eastern China and Taiwan. It is one of several species of Zanthoxylum from which Sichuan pepper is produced (see that page for uses). It is a spreading shrub or small tree growing to 7 m tall. The leavesare 7–12.5 cm long, pinnate, with 7–11 leaflets, the leaflets 3–5 cm long and 1.5–2 cm broad.

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Part Sun

Temperature

4°C - 14°C

Hardiness zone

3 - 11b

Difficulty

Easy

Toxicity

Poisonous

How to Care for the Plant

Water
Water as necessary to keep the soil moist but not soggy. Water is important during extended dry periods, especially for plants grown in pots. Never wet the leaves and flowers of your gerbera.
Pruning
Szechuan pepper plants generally don’t require much pruning. Trim them to enhance the shape and remove dead or damaged growth, but be careful not to prune new growth, as this is where new peppers develop.
Fertilizer
Plant Szechuan peppers in nearly any type of well-drained soil. A handful of all-purpose fertilizer added to the soil at planting time will provided extra nutrition that gets the plant off to a good start.

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Sunlight
Sun/Part Shade.
Soil
Perform well in most types of soil.
Temperature
Temperatures between 65 (18 °C) to 75 F (23 °C) and nighttime temperatures between 50 t(10°C) to 60 F (15 °C).