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Solanaceae
Chili Pepper Flower
Capsicum annuum
Passion and spice.
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Capsicum
- Native to
- Central America, South America
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- annual
- Height
- 1-3 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, fertile
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- annual
Did you know
- Capsaicin, the chemical that makes peppers hot, is produced as a defense mechanism against fungal pathogens, not mammals.
- Birds cannot taste capsaicin and are the primary seed dispersers for wild chili peppers.
- Chili peppers were domesticated over 6,000 years ago in Mexico, making them one of the oldest cultivated crops.
- The small white or purple star-shaped flowers must be pollinated to produce fruit, and each flower can yield one pepper.
- There are over 4,000 named chili pepper cultivars worldwide with heat levels ranging from zero to over 2 million Scoville units.
Color meanings
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passion
1
intensity
2
spice of life