Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Perennial, Shrub
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
Northwestern United States, Canada
Types
Capsicum baccatum
Capsicum chinense
Capsicum eximium
Capsicum frutescens
Capsicum pubescens
sharpleaf penstemon, white-margined beardtongue, lowland beardtongue
Number of Varieties
600078
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40000
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Habitat
Hillside, Lower slopes, shaded fields, Well Drained
foothill woods, High elevation, Open areas, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-114-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
9-1
Sunset Zone
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
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15
Habit
Upright/Erect
Mat-forming