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Other Names:  Ornamental Chili, Chili Pepper

Description:

A stunning ornamental pepper, featuring narrow upright peppers that point upwards for maximum display, colors range from red, orange, and purple, often all at the same time; fruits eventually mature to red; great for fiery color in the garden or container

Ornamental Features

Sangria Ornamental Pepper is primarily grown for its highly ornamental fruit. It features an abundance of magnificent purple berries with orange overtones from mid summer to early fall, which fade to red over time. It features subtle white star-shaped flowers dangling from the stems from late spring to mid summer. Its narrow leaves remain dark green in color throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes

Sangria Ornamental Pepper is an herbaceous annual with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.

This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should not require much pruning, except when necessary, such as to remove dieback. Deer don't particularly care for this plant and will usually leave it alone in favor of tastier treats. It has no significant negative characteristics.

Sangria Ornamental Pepper is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Mass Planting
• Border Edging
• General Garden Use
• Container Planting
• Hanging Baskets

Planting & Growing

Sangria Ornamental Pepper will grow to be about 16 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 18 inches. This annual will normally live for one full growing season, needing replacement the following year.

This plant should only be grown in full sunlight. It is very adaptable to both dry and moist growing conditions, but will not tolerate any standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America. It can be propagated by cuttings; however, as a cultivated variety, be aware that it may be subject to certain restrictions or prohibitions on propagation.

Sangria Ornamental Pepper is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor containers and hanging baskets. It is often used as a 'filler' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, providing a mass of flowers against which the larger thriller plants stand out. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.