Capsicum annuum 'Bananarama Hybrid'
Pepper
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Pepper (Capsicum annuum 'Bananarama Hybrid') - Description
If you like tasty banana peppers, you'll love this whopper, which produces much bigger peppers on much smaller plants. Each fruit of Sweet Pepper 'Bananarama Hybrid' is two inches longer and an amazing 30% meatier than the peppers on Sweet Banana. The fruits are 8" long plus, for a truly giant pepper. They start yellow and mature orange-red, so you can pick them at any stage you like. This Burpee exclusive is great for pickling, salads or grilling. Expect it to take about 70 days for this pepper to ripen to perfection for you.
Pepper (Capsicum annuum 'Bananarama Hybrid') - Blooming
Blooms star to bell-shaped solitary or clustered flowers in yellow, white, greenish white, pruple, or purple tinged.
Pepper (Capsicum annuum 'Bananarama Hybrid') - Growth
For best growth, Peppers need a long, warm growing season. If temperatures drop below 60°F (15°C), especially when there are fruits present on the stem, your harvest can be damaged.
Pepper (Capsicum annuum 'Bananarama Hybrid') - Planting
Sow pepper seeds indoors in containers 8 to 10 weeks before the projected last frost in cold climates. When the soil has warmed and the night temperatures are no longer dipping below 55°F/13°C, the seedling should be set outdoors about 2 ft. apart.
Pepper (Capsicum annuum 'Bananarama Hybrid') - Pest
Susceptible to aphids, whiteflies, cutworms and pepper weevils. Simply spray the offending insects with a strong blast from a garden hose. Be careful not to harm the plant in the process however. Both the larvae and adult pepper weevils attack the fruit. It's best to destroy the infested plants. Keep the soil weed-free.
Pepper (Capsicum annuum 'Bananarama Hybrid') - Interesting facts
This genus of plants is known for a specific compound and its many derivatives. That compound is capsaicin. Capsaicin is usually concentrated in the fruits and around the seeds of plants in this genus. It is an irritant to many animals, including humans, and causes a "burning" sensation when it comes in contact with any tissue. It is generally thought that capsaicin is concentrated around the seeds to prevent them from being eaten by animals. People have come to enjoy the spiciness of the compound as is proven by these plants' wide distribution and cultivation. Contact with this compound can cause inflammation, which some scientists would agree is not entirely a bad thing. The compound promotes an increase in blood flow to the gastrointestinal tract, which results in quicker and more efficient digestion. Not too mention, the compound increases the production of gastric juices.
Pepper (Capsicum annuum 'Bananarama Hybrid') - Soil and irrigation
Peppers thrive in soils that are constantly and thoroughly moist, but not soaked.
