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Sign up freeCapsicum frutescens (Peri Peri)
vegetable
Bees
BumblebeesAfrican Bird's Eye — Portuguese-African chili. Foundation of peri-peri sauce. Heat-loving — needs warm season. SHU 50,000–175,000.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids, Whitefly, Thrips, Spider mites.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps, Minute pirate bugs, Predatory mites to keep them in check — plant African Marigold, Angelica and Anise nearby.
Rich, well-draining, warm (pH 5.5–6.8)
Capsicum chinense (Datil)
vegetableA fellow Solanaceae — similar growing habits to Peri Peri
