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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.MORE CAPSICUM OPTIONS
Flower Specifications
SEASON
Annual
USDA ZONES
4 - 9
HEIGHT
8 inches
BLOOM SEASON
Late spring to late summer
BLOOM COLOR
Blue
ENVIRONMENT
Full sun
SOIL TYPE
Moist, well-drained, pH 6.6 - 7.3
DEER RESISTANT
No
HOUSE PLANT
Yes
LATIN NAME
Capsicum Annuum
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.
Great container plants
Ornamental Pepper plants are very attractive in the front of the border or grow them in containers for the deck and patio.
Capsicum seed | blue
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