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How to Grow
Water
Medium
Water moderately, allowing the top 3cm to dry out between watering.
Sunlight
Full Sun
6+ hours of direct sun per day
Soil
clay, heavy clay, sandy loam
Heat Tolerant
yes
Cold Tolerant
yes
Characteristics
Bloom Time
Jun, Jul, Aug, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct, Nov
Plant Type
Annual, Edible, Houseplant, Vegetable, Stout herb 2-5 ft. high, much branched, angular, glabrous stems, Herb
Lifespan
Annual, Perennial
Plant Height
1-3 ft.
Flower
Small purple flowers appear in clusters in summer, but are not particularly ornamental., Flowers white or greenish
Fruit
Flowers are followed by small, round, pearl-like, black fruit (3/4” diameter) that matures to cherry red. Grown for colorful 1" to 2" berry: black, red, white, yellow, cream., Fruits red, Green turning red when ripe
Benefits
Attracts
Birds
Taxonomy
Order
Solanales
Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Capsicum
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