Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Herbs
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
Europe, Asia
Types
Capsicum baccatum
Capsicum chinense
Capsicum eximium
Capsicum frutescens
Capsicum pubescens
Thodopuza, Red streaked, Alleppey
Number of Varieties
600030
0
40000
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Habitat
Hillside, Lower slopes, shaded fields, Well Drained
Loamy soils, Tropical Forests, Tropical regions, Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-117-11
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
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming