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chili pepper

chili pepper

Capsicum annuum

shrub☀️ full sun💧💧 moderate water❄ Hardy: Zone 9b – Zone 11b

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A warm-season shrub prized for its colorful, pungent peppers that mature from green to red, yellow, or orange. Grows best in full sun and warm climates, producing white flowers followed by edible fruit.

Overview

Form
Upright
Growth Rate
moderate
Size
1.5–3′ tall × 1.5–2.5′ wide
Dormancy
evergreen
Family
Solanaceae

Native Range

Central and South America

Seasonality

Bloom Season

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Harvest Season

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

Season of Interest

SummerFall

Companion Planting

Plants well with

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CChives

Chives

Allium schoenoprasum

Chives provide similar pest protection to peppers as they do tomatoes, deterring aphids and mites through aromatic sulfur compounds.

Source
RRosemary

Rosemary

Salvia rosmarinus

Rosemary's volatile oils repel spider mites, whiteflies, and other common pepper pests while enhancing overall garden vigor.

Source
Ffield marigold

field marigold

Calendula arvensis

Calendula repels spider mites and whiteflies through metabolite production and trap-cropping effects. It attracts beneficial hoverflies that prey on pepper pests.