Vegetables
Heredity: Hybrid

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9a
Leaves: Good fall color
Fruit: Dehiscent
Pops open explosively when ripe: reuiwTespnRhr dn e
Fruiting Time: Late spring or early summer
Winter
Flower Color: Purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Fall
Late fall or early winter
Winter
Uses: Flowering Tree
Edible Parts: Leaves
Eating Methods: Tea
Cooked
Fermented
Propagation: Seeds: Scarify seeds
Containers: Suitable for hanging baskets
Prefers to be under-potted
Conservation status: Vulnerable (VU)

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Common names
  • Pepper
Plant Events from our members
antsinmypants - Illinois (IL) (Zone 5b) On Jun 4, 2023 Transplanted
3 Into Garden Two
antsinmypants - Illinois (IL) (Zone 5b) On Mar 9, 2023 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
1 seedling died.
antsinmypants - Illinois (IL) (Zone 5b) On Feb 27, 2023 Plant emerged
Total of 2 seedlings have emerged.
antsinmypants - Illinois (IL) (Zone 5b) On Feb 24, 2023 Plant emerged
1 seeding emerged.
antsinmypants - Illinois (IL) (Zone 5b) On Feb 23, 2023 Seeds sown
antsinmypants - Illinois (IL) (Zone 5b) On Feb 18, 2023 Seeds sown
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