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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Fruit: Showy
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual

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Common names
  • Ornamental Pepper
Also sold as:
  • Tricolor Variegata
  • Trifetti

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Location: Pequannock, NJ
Date: 2009-10-06
Location: Pequannock, NJ
Date: 2009-10-06
Location: Zone 5 Fort Wayne Indiana
Date: 2010-06-30
Variegata
Location: Zone 5 Fort Wayne Indiana
Date: 2010-08-16
Variegata
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  • Posted by DanCarmona (Fort Wayne, Indiana - Zone 5a) on Jan 18, 2012 8:38 AM concerning plant:
    Variegata
    Capsicum: Annuum
    Origin: USA
    PI:
    Flower: erect, stellate, small
    Petals: purple
    Spots: no
    Calyx: toothless
    Pods: Purple > red, 2-3" L
    Seed: yellow-brown
    Leaves: green, medium, glabrous
    Plant height: 12-18"
    Maturity: 80 days
    Habit: sturdy, tree-like bush
    Scoville units: 50,000
    Germ. Time: 1 wk > 2 mo.

    Also called "Trifetti", this show stopping mini ornamental variety is perfect for container growing. It has white, lavender, purple and green variegation in the leaves for never ending showy color. No two leaves are the same and even the stems and blossoms are purple! The small roundish fruits ripen from deep purple to bright red in approximately 80 days and are very pungent. Also Purple Tiger
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