Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Vegetable
Origin
Central America, Mexico
Mexico, Central America, South America
Types
Slicing, Pickling and burpless
Capsicum baccatum
Capsicum chinense
Capsicum eximium
Capsicum frutescens
Capsicum pubescens
Number of Varieties
36000
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Habitat
Floodplains, Wet forest
Hillside, Lower slopes, shaded fields, Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-810-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12-1
Sunset Zone
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
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
Vining/Climbing
Upright/Erect