Common names:
Hot Pepper
Chiltepin

Vegetables
Heredity: GE/GMO

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 11 +4.4 °C (40 °F) to +7.2 °C (50 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 7a
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Dehiscent
Fruiting Time: Late fall or early winter
Flower Color: Green
Flower Size: 5"-6"
Flower Time: Year Round
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Houseplant
Uses: Dye production
Medicinal Herb
Salad greens
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Tea
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Can handle transplanting
Seeds are hydrophilic
Will not come true from seed: 201-0
Containers: Prefers to be under-potted
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights
Conservation status: Extinct in the Wild (EW)

Fruits of wild chiltepin plant

Comments:
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