Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum

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Bird Pepper

Form:	Shrub
Size:	Dwarf shrub, use like a wildflower. 3 ft tall by 2.5 ft wide
Life Span:	Short-lived perennial
Flower Color:	White
Fruit Color:	Orange,red
Phenology:	Evergreen. Flowers and fruits year-round.
Noted for:	Showy fruits

Recommended Uses:

Edible, very hot fruits

Propagation:

Seed or cuttings. Seeds need to be scarified to sprout.

Availability:

Native nurseries, FNPS plant sales, Seed

Light:

Full Sun, Part Shade

Moisture Tolerance:

always floodedextremely dry

(Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods)

Moisture Tolerance:

Not wet but not extremely dry ----- to ----- Somewhat long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.

Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance:

Low/no tolerance of salty wind or direct salt spray

Soil or other substrate:

Clay, Sand

Soil pH:

Adaptable

Wildlife:	Birds (especially mockingbirds) eat the green, un-ripened peppers.
Insects:	Attracts bees.
Native Habitats:

Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 11 8A 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures

Ethnobotany:

Edible fruits. Extremely hot!