Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum
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Bird Pepper
Solanaceae
Plant Specifics
Form: | Shrub | |
Size: | Dwarf shrub, use like a wildflower. 3 ft tall by 2.5 ft wide | |
Life Span: | Short-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | White | |
Fruit Color: | Orange,red | |
Phenology: | Evergreen. Flowers and fruits year-round. | |
Noted for: | Showy fruits |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Edible, very hot fruits | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Seed or cuttings. Seeds need to be scarified to sprout. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales, Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun, Part Shade | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil or other substrate: | Clay, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil pH: | Adaptable |
Ecology
Wildlife: |
Birds (especially mockingbirds) eat the green, un-ripened peppers. | |
Insects: | Attracts bees. | |
Native Habitats: |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11 8A 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
Ethnobotany: | Edible fruits. Extremely hot! |