Capsicum annuum 'Black Pearl'
BLACK PEARL ORNAMENTAL PEPPER
Solanaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen biennial

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
0.5m
Plant habit
 
0.4m

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Flowers: mauve

Flowering Time: early summer to late summer

Leaves: black-purple

Ornamental Fruit: black & red

Edibility: culinary herb, edible fruit
 
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Capsicum annuum 'Black Pearl'
BLACK PEARL ORNAMENTAL PEPPER
Solanaceae

 

  Plant type: evergreen biennial

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
0.5m
Plant habit
 
0.4m

FEATURES

Flowers: mauve

Flowering Time: early summer to late summer

Leaves: black-purple

Ornamental Fruit: black & red

Edibility: culinary herb, edible fruit


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits tropical, mediterranean & oriental designs

Uses: pot, indoors, border

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: deer resistant



HAZARDS

Ingestion dangers: fruit poisonous






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