| Description | Ornamental Pepper (Capsicum annuum) A general listing of different Ornamental Pepper plants grown for their ornamental fruit. Most fruit exude "Fire". |
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| Pronunciation | (KAP-sih-kum) |
| Plant Type | Annuals, Edible Fruit |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Growing Media | average |
| Temperature | frost sensitive, in zone #5 avoid planting before Memorial Day weekend |
| Flowers | Most have pendant star shaped flowers that are usually white with some purple. . |
| Fruit | rounded, bullet shaped, conical and thin small pepper forms, color can be yellow, red, orange, green, chocolate brown, etc |
| Leaves | The color of the leaves vary from green, reds, purples, variegated and some almost black. |
| Dimensions | Most form small shrubby little plants ranging from 6-8" to over 30". |
| Maintenance | Some people maybe sensitive to the hot nature of the fruit. |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Misc Facts | The heat of the pepper plant comes from the concentration of the chemical capsaicin. |
| Notes & Reference | #51-Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials (Alan Arimitage), #76-Annuals for Every Purpose (Larry Hodgson) |
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