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chili pepper Chili Pepper Capsicum annuum

Chili Pepper has been planted 17 times by Growstuff members.

The chilli pepper (from Nahuatl chīlli) is the fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum which are members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae. Chilli peppers are widely used in many cuisines as a spice to add heat to dishes. The substances that give chilli peppers their intensity when ingested or applied topically are capsaicin and related compounds known as capsaicinoids.

Chilli peppers originated in Mexico. After the Columbian Exchange, many cultivars of chilli pepper spread across the world, used for both food and traditional medicine.

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Predictions

Annual

living and reproducing in a single year or less

Median lifespan

34 weeks

Companions

ginger ginger

Photos

Chili pepper crops

Chili pepper plantings

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Sunniness

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Varieties

Image of Aleppo pepper

Aleppo pepper

Capsicum annuum
Image of Anaheim pepper

Anaheim pepper

Capsicum annuum
Image of banana pepper

banana pepper

Capsicum annuum
Image of bell pepper

bell pepper

capsicum annuum
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sweet pepper etiuda

Capsicum annuum var annuum Etiuda
Image of Bird's Eye Chili

Bird's Eye Chili

Capsicum annuum
Image of cascabel chili

cascabel chili

Capsicum annuum
Image of cayenne pepper

cayenne pepper

Capsicum annuum
Image of chile de árbol pepper

chile de árbol pepper

Capsicum annuum
Image of chiltepin pepper

chiltepin pepper

Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum
Image of Chungyang red pepper

Chungyang red pepper

Capsicum annuum
Image of cubanelle pepper

cubanelle pepper

Capsicum annuum
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dundicut

Capsicum annuum
Image of facing heaven pepper

facing heaven pepper

Capsicum annuum var. conoides
Image of Fresno pepper

Fresno pepper

Capsicum annuum
Image of guajillo pepper

guajillo pepper

Capsicum annuum
Image of guntur sannam chili

guntur sannam chili

Capsicum Annuum var. Longhum
Image of Hungarian wax pepper

Hungarian wax pepper

Capsicum annuum
Image of Italian sweet pepper

Italian sweet pepper

Capsicum annuum
Image of jalapeno pepper

jalapeno pepper

Capsicum annuum
Image of medusa pepper

medusa pepper

Capsicum annuum
Image of mulato pepper

mulato pepper

Capsicum annuum
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peperoncini

Capsicum annuum
Image of cheongyang chili pepper

cheongyang chili pepper

Capsicum annuum
Image of Thai dragon chilli

Thai dragon chilli

capsicum frutescens
Image of pequin pepper

pequin pepper

Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum
Image of peter pepper

peter pepper

Capsicum annuum var. annuum
Image of pimento pepper

pimento pepper

Capsicum annuum
Image of poblano pepper

poblano pepper

Capsicum annuum
Image of poblano pepper

poblano pepper

Capsicum annuum
Image of Santa Fe Grande pepper

Santa Fe Grande pepper

Capsicum annuum
Image of serrano pepper

serrano pepper

Capsicum annuum
Image of shishito pepper

shishito pepper

Capsicum annuum

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