Bird Pepper (Capsicum annuum) Size:3 Gallon berries change colors and the

berries change colors and the fruit is blue/black when ripe with an appearance of a powdery fruit like that on grapes

Remove spent flowering stems before seed is produced to avoid any unwanted self-seeding

Low-maintenance and evergreen

pink-lavender blooms that bring both beauty and ecological benefits to a garden

Further to our north

Bird Pepper (Capsicum annuum) Size:3 Gallon berries change colors and theThey are called bird peppers because birds love to eat the fruit. They are also known as Chiltepin. This is the only chile native to the US. Despite their small size, these chiles are really, really hot! Should you find a plant, try one of the chiles. It is an experience you will truly remember. It is thought to be the wild progenitor of the common culinary pepper. The fruit is edible to humans, but be warned it is hot! On the Scoville scale, it