Decorative pepper: an overview of the best varieties, rules for leaving in a pot

Decorative pepper is a great option for growing in the apartment. It will not only bring tasty and healthy fruits, but also decorate the interior of the house. We will analyze the best varieties, as well as talk about the rules for caring for a plant.

Description and characteristics of decorative peppers

Indoor peppers can produce edible and inedible fruits. Decorative pepper has the following general characteristics:

• a small height of the bushes, which most often is 25-45 centimeters. But there are exceptions to the rules, there are varieties that can reach a height of 1 meter;
• fruit size, weight does not exceed 90-100 grams;
• the bushes are very neat, you do not need to form them yourself;
• subject to optimal conditions in the room, the plants will bear fruit throughout the year.

Plants are very fond of sunlight, so place the pots on the sunny side of the house. Watering plants need only warm water, so as not to provoke the manifestation of the disease, the black leg.

Pepper fruits can be:

• sweet or spicy;
• rounded or conical;
• yellow or red.

Edible peppers

Edible peppers will decorate the windowsill and give a good harvest of fruits that can be added to various dishes. To get the highest quality pepper will allow specially bred varieties. Consider the most common:

"Small miracle"

A variety of pepper that can be planted not only at home, but also on the open ground and under film shelters. Spruce, branched bushes grow, with a height of 50 centimeters. Throughout the ripening process, the fruits change color. At the same time on the plant, the pepper can be yellow, orange, red, violet, green. Fruits are tiny, weight does not exceed 5-8 grams. Valued for long and plentiful fruiting. It is widely used in cooking as a spice, paprika processing.

"Jellyfish"

Bushy variety of decorative pepper, fruits are elongated, grow bouquets up. Included in the group of hot peppers. On one plant, up to 40-50 fruits are formed simultaneously. The plant is low, 30-40 centimeters in height. The bushes are very compact, in a flower pot it looks very beautiful. Pepper is used in cooking hot dishes. The length of the fetus is 5-6 cm.

"Twinkle"

Indoor pepper attracts with its small, blunt, bright red fruit. Usually we are used to the fact that the peppers are drooping down, but the “Twinkle” grows upwards, resembling small lit torches. Their weight is in the range of 20-50 grams. The bushes are compact, 40-50 cm high. A burning vegetable is used as seasoning in the preparation of various dishes. Biological ripeness occurs on 120 days from seed germination.

Alladin

A variety of decorative pepper intended for growing on balconies, loggias, window sills. Ultra-ripe pepper, ripening 90-105 days. Fruiting is long. Pepper elongated-cone, weight 14-22 grams. Resistant to low light. The plant is unpretentious in care. The bushes are spreading, grow up to 60 cm tall. During the ripening period they change color: green → cream → purple → red.

"Phoenix"

Shrub medium early variety of pepper, with a ripening period of 95-105 days. Bushes grow no higher than 35 centimeters.Fruits stick up, painted in orange, cream yellow, red. The fruit mass does not exceed 10 grams. The variety is appreciated for its high decorativeness, abundant fruiting. Peppers are used as decorations in various design projects. Fruits can be eaten fresh, dried, canned. It tastes spicy.

"Salute"

Grown in indoor conditions. Pepper grows 20-30 centimeters high. The bushes are very small and neat, which gives them charm. The fruits stick up, the skin is colored in orange, the taste is sharp. The mass of one fruit is 6-7 grams, the walls are thin, 1 mm. It is used for the preparation of pepper powder, fresh consumption.

"Explosive ember"

Pepper, which is considered one of the most beautiful decorative edible peppers. A characteristic feature is the blue-green color of the stems and leaves of the plant. The fruits will also surprise you with their color, it changes as follows: purple → milky yellow → orange → carmine. The bushy plant grows to a height of 35 cm. The pepper is very burning, used in the preparation of spicy dishes.

"Bell"

Pepper that attracts the shape of the fruit. The fruits resemble small red-orange bells. The taste of the vegetable is non-standard, it is sharp at the stalk, and sweet and sour on the tip. The mass of pepper is in the range of 30-100 grams. The period of full maturity is 130-140 days.

Nosegey

Representative of a small decorative pepper, which is very densely leafy. The height of the bushes is 15-20 centimeters. The fruits are round, in biological ripeness they turn purple, glossy and shiny. Tiny fruits are no bigger than ordinary cherries.

Filius Blue

Compact decorative pepper with edible fruits. Height does not exceed 20 centimeters. Fruits change color from violet-blue to red. The plant is thermophilic and hygrophilous. Peppercorns are small, 5-15 grams.

Poinsettia

Decorative pepper with red pods. Curved vegetables grow 7-8 cm in length. The maximum height of the plant reaches 60 centimeters, which allows you to place them on the windowsills. The variety is early ripening, the vegetation period is 70-80 days.

"Bride"

Shrubby variety of pepper, highly leafy, height 20-30 centimeters. The fruiting of the pepper is long, during the year it practically does not stop tying the fruit. Pepper sticks up. In biological ripeness acquires a bright red color. The average weight of 7 grams. The average late ripening period.

Multicolored decorative peppers

Colorful varieties of decorative peppers will decorate your home.

"Jamaica"

Ornamental pepper origin from Jamaica. It stands out for its tiny fruits that resemble bells. Hot pepper, great for adding to dishes for burning. The color in biological ripeness is red. It takes 90-110 days to fully mature.

The Queen of Spades

Decorative pepper grows no higher than 20-30 centimeters. The fruits ripen together. The plant is perennial, therefore, with proper care, the plant will delight its fruits for a single year. In technical ripeness, the fruits are purple, and in biological ripeness they are dark red. Perfectly complement any interior.

Inedible Decorative Peppers

For those who just want to decorate the interior of the house, inedible varieties of pepper are perfect.

"Clown"

Bushes of decorative clown pepper are densely leafy, 25-30 centimeters high. A large number of rounded red fruits that cannot be eaten are formed on the plant. The fruits retain their appearance for two to three months. Peppers love abundant watering, from drying out of the soil, the fruits begin to fall off sharply.

Goldfinger

Indoor pepper, with inedible chunky fruits. Plant height reaches 25 centimeters. Pepper grows 5 cm long.Plants need to be placed in the sun. Watering is moderate. The fruits stick up.

Housewives reviews of indoor peppers

Raisa Mikhailovna, 50 years old.

I want to say thanks to the breeders who came up with edible decorative peppers. I’ve been planting them for 10 years. The result is always satisfied. Among the favorite varieties of pepper I distinguish: “Bride”, “Twinkle”, “Little Miracle” and I pay special attention to the variety “Explosive ember”. Plants delight not only with their appearance, but also with the productivity of the fruits that I use in cooking.

Oksana Olegovna, 30 years old.

I work as an interior designer. To make the room brighter and more unusual, I use pots with decorative peppers as a complement. Most often I work with decorative inedible varieties "Clown", "Goldfinter". Their advantage is the long fruiting and preservation of the appearance of miniature peppers. At home, I also grow edible varieties: Medusa and Little Miracle. I recommend growing decorative pepper to every housewife who wants to make her home more comfortable and interesting.