Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tender Perennial
Vegetable
Origin
Southern Asia, Southeastern Asia, India, Nepal, China
Mexico, Central America, South America
Types
Orange bottlebrush ginger, Kahili ginger, Cream garland-lily
Capsicum baccatum
Capsicum chinense
Capsicum eximium
Capsicum frutescens
Capsicum pubescens
Number of Varieties
106000
0
40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Moist Soils, Riverbanks, Swamps, Wet lands
Hillside, Lower slopes, shaded fields, Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-1510-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-7
12-1
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect