| Scientific Name: | Capsicum spp. |
| Common Name: | spicy hot pepper, chili pepper |
| Family Name: | Solanaceae |
| Origin: | Central America, Mexico, South America |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 9: (-7 to -1 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Greenhouse produce plant, Vine or climber |
| Mature Size: | 0.7 - 1.3m x 0.3 - 0.6m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Upright |
| Form: | Creeping / Mat-like |
| Texture: | Medium |
| Landscape Uses: | Herb, Medicinal plant |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Pinnate venation, Glabrous, Ovate, Entire |
| Flowers: | Flowers solitary, White, Jun-Jul-Aug-Sep |
| Fruit: | Berry (true), Edible, Orange, Yellow, Green, Red, Jul-Aug-Sep-Oct |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Leaves alternate, ovate, most blades expand to 4-12cm long x 2-10cm wide, margin entire; flowers 2-3cm wide, petals white, 5-7; berries hollow, most elongated, 2-6cm long x 0.5-1.5cm wide, commonly red or green, spicy hot. | |