Capsicum annuum Seeds | De Arbol Chile Pepper
LATIN NAME: Capsicum annuum
COMMON NAME: De Arbol Pepper
Plant Profile
Known to gardeners as De Arbol Pepper, Capsicum annuum is a fast-growing, annual in the nightshade family. The De Arbol pepper needles slim, red fruits along open, airy stems, small, pointed leaves below them, and the whole plant stands in the fine, wiry look of the warm kitchen garden. It is a plant of open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground. While it flowers, it feeds a quiet procession of bees and hoverflies. The ratio of effort to reward here is about as good as gardening gets.
Science & Biotechnology
Botanists studying the nightshade family regularly include Capsicum annuum in comparative work, and the species also appears in horticultural trials aimed at gardeners and growers. From a research perspective, species of this kind are valuable material for work on propagation and on the selection of uniform lines.
Uses & Benefits
In the garden, De Arbol Pepper earns its place in borders, containers and mixed plantings, and it also rewards growers who raise plants for cutting, drying or kitchen use. The De Arbol pepper is a fine, useful plant of warm kitchen garden and study collection. It is a fine, useful plant of open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained garden.Sow De Arbol seeds in a light, sandy loam kept warm and moist. Once it has settled, the workload drops to almost nothing.
Chili pepper’s fire is capsaicin, one of the most useful plant molecules in medicine: topical capsaicin preparations are approved for nerve and arthritis pain, and population studies link regular chili eating with metabolic and cardiovascular benefits. Beyond the heat, peppers are superb sources of vitamin C.
Growing from Seed
De Arbol Pepper grows readily from seed. Use a fine, free-draining seed compost, scatter the seed evenly, cover it lightly and hold it just moist in good light. Shift the seedlings into small pots as soon as they can be handled, and give them bright light until planting-out time.
Our Take
De Arbol Pepper repays a little patience at sowing time with plenty of garden presence later.
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