California Wonder pepper
Capsicum annuum 'California Wonder'
USDA zones4 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterNeeds moderate soil
Size1.5 to 3 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'California Wonder' pepper (Capsicum annuum 'California Wonder') is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. Frost will kill it, so set it out only after the last frost in spring. This plant likes full sun, average moisture, and sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows 18 to 36 inches tall with white summer flowers. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. Birds visit the plant.
Pairs well with Honeoye strawberry, Salad burnet, and Egyptian walking onion.