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Bell Pepper Italian Red

Capsicum annuum

Bell Pepper Italian Red

The story

Long before it spread across the globe, this plant was domesticated around 6,000 years ago in regions of Mexico, making it one of the oldest cultivated crops. All of its diverse modern cultivars are descended from the wild American bird pepper, which can still be found growing in the warmer regions of the Americas.

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How to use it

This versatile species has a wide range of applications, including culinary, medicinal, self-defense, and ornamental uses.

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Gardening tip

If you are planning to grow this plant, keep in mind that it is suited for outdoor cultivation in USDA hardiness zones 9 to 12.

Sources: Grangery

In the kitchen

This species is widely cultivated for human consumption and has many culinary uses. It produces berries of many colors, including red, green, and yellow, which often feature a pungent taste. The species includes a wide variety of both mild and hot peppers, such as bell peppers, jalapeños, and cayenne peppers.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org

About

Capsicum annuum is a species of the plant genus Capsicum native to southern North America and northern South America. This species is the most common and extensively cultivated of the five domesticated capsicums. The species encompasses a wide variety of shapes and sizes of peppers, both mild and hot, such as bell peppers, jalapeños, and cayenne peppers. Cultivars are descended from the wild American bird pepper still found in warmer regions of the Americas. In the...

At a glance

What it needs

USDA hardiness

Zones 9–12

Zone 1Zone 13

Ecology

How it lives

Propagated by
Seed
Full detailsevery field on the record, to copy
Name
Bell Pepper Italian Red
Slug
bell-pepper-italian-red
Kingdom
Plantae
Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Capsicum
Species
annuum
Category
Pepper
Hardiness zone (min)
9
Hardiness zone (max)
12
Average height (cm)
0
Propagule type
seed
Container suitable
No
Indoor suitable
No
OSSI pledged
No
Hazard level
1
Data completeness
52

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