Scientific Name:
Capsicum annuum
var.
annuum
Grossum Group
Pronunciation:
KAP-sih-kum ANN-you-um variety ANN-you-um
Common Name:
sweet bell pepper
Family Name:
Solanaceae
Plant Type:
Greenhouse produce plant, Vine or climber
Key ID Features:
Leaves alternate, simple, ovate, entire, with blades up to 20cm long; flower petals white 5-7, fruit a large hollow berry that's green, red, yellow, or orange (brown, white, and purple cvs. also exist).
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Climbing
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
2 - 3m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
South America
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Herb, Urban agriculture
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Obtuse
Margins:
Entire