NuMex Easter ornamental pepper
Capsicum annuum 'NuMex Easter'
AAS Winner 2014
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
'NuMex Easter' ornamental pepper (Capsicum annuum 'NuMex Easter') is a vegetable for borders, accents, and low maintenance beds. 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. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It grows erect, blooms in early to late summer, tolerates drought, and attracts birds.
Pairs well with Salad burnet, Holy basil, and Ohio spiderwort.