Capsicum annuum 'Chilly Chili'
Pepper
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Pepper (Capsicum annuum 'Chilly Chili') - Description
Another pepper of high ornamental value, you have to see 'Chiily Chilli' pepper in action. This small compact pepper plant produces upright, pointed, 2" hot peppers that range in color from the early greenish yellow, to orange, to a fully ripe red. The mix of warm colors on this plant all at once, creates the illusion of small fires erupting on top of the these tiny plants. This illusion of fire is manifested quite adequately by the heat this little pepper brings to the dinner table! 'Chiily Chilli' pepper is equally at home in your kitchen garden, or tucked into a warmly lit window inside your house.
Pepper (Capsicum annuum 'Chilly Chili') - Blooming
Blooms star to bell-shaped solitary or clustered flowers in yellow, white, greenish white, pruple, or purple tinged.
Pepper (Capsicum annuum 'Chilly Chili') - 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 'Chilly Chili') - 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 'Chilly Chili') - 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 'Chilly Chili') - 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 'Chilly Chili') - Soil and irrigation
Peppers thrive in soils that are constantly and thoroughly moist, but not soaked.
