Candlelight ornamental pepper
Capsicum annuum 'Candlelight'
AAS Winner 1983
USDA zones4 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterNeeds moderate soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Candlelight' ornamental pepper (Capsicum annuum 'Candlelight') is an annual for borders, accents, and low maintenance gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full sun, average moisture, and sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It is not a favorite of deer, though hungry deer will eat almost anything. It blooms from early to late summer and attracts birds.
Pairs well with Lemon balm, Salad burnet, and Strawberry foxglove.