Ornamental Pepper (Capsicum Annuum Filius Blue) - Easy-to-grow from Ornamental Pepper seeds, these Capsicum plants are great for growing indoors in a sunny window. This unique variety, Filius Blue, has an upright, bushy yet compact growth habit, and it produces small, oval-shaped fruit.

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How to grow

How To Grow Ornamental Pepper From Seed: For summer use, sow the Ornamental Pepper flower seeds indoors 6 - 8 weeks before planting outside. Lightly cover the Capsicum seeds with their thickness in soil. Maintain a temperature alternating between 68F nights and 80F days. After danger of frost has passed, transplant outdoors and pinch the seedling back to encourage a bushier plant.

For Christmas Pepper plants being given as gifts, sow the flower seeds in August for plants that are loaded with peppers at Christmas. For the best fruits at Christmas, grow the plants outdoors and bring them in before frost. The peppers will mature in 90-100 days.

• Sowing Rate: 1 - 2 seeds per plant
• Average Germ Time: 14 - 21 days
• Keep moist until germination
• Depth: Cover thinly, no more than the thickness of the seed

Plant Specifications

These peppers start out blue in color but change to red as they mature. Ornamental Pepper plants are also called Christmas Peppers, and the Capsicum seeds can be started indoors and grown for gift-giving at Christmas.

• Height: 8 inches
• USDA Zones: 4 - 9
• Season: Annual
• Deer Resistant: No

Ornamental Pepper (Capsicum Annuum Medusa) - Start these Capsicum seeds and grow this fabulous Christmas Pepper! Ornamental pepper Medusa has long, slender fruit that twist and curl. The foliage on this pepper plant is dark green and the pepper colors start out ivory and with time, the colors deepen to yellow, orange and red, darkening as they mature. There can be 40 - 50 fruit on these pepper plants! Capsicum plants make wonderful additions to mixed containers, and they bring color and interest indoors when grown as a house plant. This dwarf pepper plant has peppers that are not hot and make nice garnishes for salad.

Start ornamental pepper seeds indoors in small pots. Cover the flower seeds lightly and keep moist. Place a piece of clear plastic over the pots to help hold in moisture and create a humid environment. Place the pots in an area where the temperatures are consistently in the 70s. Once the Capsicum seeds germinate and sprouts are visible, remove the plastic and place the pots in a very bright window that has at least 6 hours of light per day. The ornamental pepper plants can be transplanted after about 8 week of growth.

Ornamental Pepper (Capsicum Annuum Purple Flash) - Bring some rich, dark colors to your front borders and containers when you grow ornamental pepper seeds. Purple Flash ornamental peppers are striking with their coloration; new leaves can have white and green and with maturity, the leaves turn purple and finally dark purple. The small round fruit are purple and then red, and they are hot. Purple Flash Capsicum plants are well-formed and need no pinching to create a well-branched, full plant that brings a wonderful contrast to lighter green foliages and colorful flowers.

Start ornamental pepper seeds indoors in small pots. Cover the flower seeds lightly and keep moist. Place a piece of clear plastic over the pots to help hold in moisture and create a humid environment. Place the pots in an area where the temperatures are consistently in the 70s. Once the Capsicum seeds germinate and sprouts are visible, remove the plastic and place the pots in a very bright window that has at least 6 hours of light per day. The ornamental pepper plants can be transplanted after about 8 week of growth.