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| common_names = Green pepper, Bell, Chili, Cayane, Habanero, etc, etc.
 
| common_names = Green pepper, Bell, Chili, Cayane, Habanero, etc, etc.
 
| growth_habit = herbaceous shrub
 
| growth_habit = herbaceous shrub
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| high = ?cm (8in. to 4 ft{{SSN}})
 
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| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
| origin =     <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| origin = Americas
 
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There are a very wide variety of sweet or hot peppers in the Capsicum genus, closely related, which have similar growing needs.  These include the sweet or Bell peppers (also known as Green peppers, though they come in a variety of colors), and hot chili peppers of many types, including tabasco, jalapeno, cayenne, habanero and many others.
  
 
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==Species==
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==Varieties==
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==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==

Revision as of 17:32, 21 March 2009

This page is for the Capsicum genus, including Green or Bell peppers and various Chili peppers, for others see list of peppers


Assorted bell pepper fruits from Mexico


Plant Characteristics
Lifespan: perennial grown as annual"perennial grown as annual" is not in the list (perennial, annual, biennial, unknown) of allowed values for the "Lifespan" property.
Origin: Americas
Cultivation
Exposure: full sun"full sun" is not in the list (sun, part-sun, shade, unknown) of allowed values for the "Exposure" property.
Water: regular"regular" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Features: fruit
Sunset Zones: [[Sunset zones::all zonessn]]
Scientific Names

Solanaceae >

Capsicum >


There are a very wide variety of sweet or hot peppers in the Capsicum genus, closely related, which have similar growing needs. These include the sweet or Bell peppers (also known as Green peppers, though they come in a variety of colors), and hot chili peppers of many types, including tabasco, jalapeno, cayenne, habanero and many others.

Cultivation

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Propagation

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Pests and diseases

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Varieties

Gallery

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