Carmen pepper
Capsicum annuum 'Carmen (F1)'
USDA zones4 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Red, yellow, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Carmen' pepper (Capsicum annuum 'Carmen') 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 and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It takes 60 days to reach maturity. Deer tend to pass it by. It is also drought tolerant once settled in.
Pairs well with Holy basil, Oregano, and Smoothie cucumber.