| Description | Chilly Chili'i Pepper (Capsicum annuum) is a pepper plant that produces mildly spicy fruit which can be eaten. The fruit grows upright and changes color from greenish-yellow to orange to red. |
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| Plant Type | Annuals, Edibles Vegetables, Edible Fruit |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Growing Media | average |
| Temperature | hardy to around 40 degrees F, at the lowers temps few if any fruit will be produced |
| Fruit | fruit (chili), upright, very colorful, start green than changes to oranges and yellow, maturing to bright red, reported to be mild to mildly hot |
| Dimensions | 12 inches, indeterminate growth habit |
| Maintenance | harvesting ripe fruit |
| Propagation | seeds, in zone #5, avoid putting plants out in the garden until after Memorial Day or unless you have a spring very warm spring |
| Misc Facts | Capsaicin is the chemical that determines a pepper's heat level. Compared to a Jalapeno, this pepper is much milder and less spicy. |
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