An introduction to the main varieties of ornamental peppers, helping you get to know the common ones

Ornamental pepper flowers are small, in white, greenish-white, light purple and purple. By fruit color, there are red, yellow, purple, orange, black, white, green and other types; by fruit shape, there are linear, ram's horn, cherry-shaped, windbell-shaped, snake-shaped, jujube-shaped, sky-pointing, lantern-shaped and other types.

1. Seven Sisters Pepper

The plant has moderate vigor, about 60 cm tall, with a spread of 50 cm. A single plant has 4 main branches, with few lateral branches on the main branches, and each small lateral branch bears 7 fruits, hence the name Seven Sisters Pepper. The plant grows in a stable shape and has a high fruit-setting rate. Flowers are solitary, white; the fruit is sky-pointing, and during growth the fruit changes through many colors including green, white, purple and red. Fruits of multiple colors exist at the same time on the same branch, neatly arranged, with a strong pungency. The leaves are ovate, alternate and green. It has high ornamental and edible value, and is strongly resistant to disease, cold and waterlogging.

2. Yellow Line Pepper

The Yellow Line Pepper gets its name from its slender, long fruit shape and bright yellow fruit color. The plant is 50-70 cm tall, the fruit skin is thin, and a single fruit weighs 10-20 g. The fruit is slender and delicate, and its color is dazzling. It tastes pungent and can be eaten raw or cut into strips as a side dish. For a home potted plant, the fresh fruits can be sun-dried and stored for eating.

3. Millet Grain Pepper

The Millet Grain Pepper is so commonly called because its fruit is the size of a grain of millet and the young fruit is milky white. The plant is about 25 cm tall, with many branches and a graceful plant shape, and bears many fruits. The fruit is oblate, about 0.5 cm in diameter, and a single fruit weighs 5 g. It tastes pungent. During growth its fruit changes through white, purple and red. The flowers are white, and the leaves are dark green and small. The fruits grow upward. It is relatively shade-tolerant, easy to manage, and has a long fruit-viewing period, making it one of the best pepper varieties for home potted fruit display. Because the plant is small, the potted fruit can be placed on a decorative cabinet for viewing.

There are also the mosquito-shaped pepper, whose fruit curls like a small snake, with bright red fruit color; the cherry pepper, whose size resembles a cherry; the black sky-pointing pepper, whose young fruit is blackish-purple; the jujube-shaped pepper, whose fruit size and shape are just like a fresh jujube; the windbell pepper, whose fruit is shaped like a windbell; and colored peppers such as "Red Sun", "Golden", "White Snow Purple Jade" and "Purple Gem".

4. Environmental condition requirements

Ornamental peppers like warmth, fear frost and avoid high temperatures. The suitable temperature for fruit development is 25-28°C. It is a short-day plant and is not strict about light, but insufficient light will delay fruiting and reduce the fruit-setting rate. High temperature, drought and direct strong light easily cause fruit sunscald or fruit drop. During the fruiting period, dry air is required; too much rain leads to poor pollination.

In summary, this has mainly introduced several varieties of ornamental peppers. Friends who are interested can try growing them, but before planting they should consider environmental conditions and many other factors.

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