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Sign up freeCapsicum pubescens
vegetable
Bees
BumblebeesAndean apple-shaped chili. Tolerates cooler temperatures than other Capsicum. Distinctive purple flowers and black seeds. SHU 30,000–100,000.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids, Whitefly, Thrips.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps, Minute pirate bugs to keep them in check — plant African Marigold, Angelica and Anise nearby.
Rich, well-draining (pH 5.5–6.8) — tolerates cooler climates
Capsicum baccatum (Bishop's Crown)
vegetableA fellow Solanaceae — similar growing habits to Rocoto
