Ornamental Pepper 'Black Pearl'
Capsicum annuum
USDA Hardiness Zone 4-10 (annual)
Pure black leaves on well-branched, bushy plants. Fruit matures from black to deep vibrant red. Great as a container plant.
Height
14-18 in
Spread
12-16 in
Interesting Notes
2006 All-American Selection Award Winner & 2005 Fleuroselect Quality Mark Award Winner
Bloom Time
August-September
Good Companions
Fall Garden Mum (Chrysanthemum ), Stonecrop (Sedum rupestre), Fall Ornamental Cabbage (Cabbage ), Blue Oat Grass (Helictotrichon sempervirens), Fall Garden Mum (Chrysanthemum ), Ornamental Kale (Kale ), Fall Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia ), Arctic Daisy (Dendranthema ), Fall Garden Mum (Chrysanthemum ), Fall Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia ), Solenostemon scutellarioides (Coleus )Characteristics & Attributes
Attributes & Uses
| • | Cut Flowers |
| • | Containers |
Exposure
| • | Full Sun |
Season of Interest (Flowering)
| • | Fall |
| • | Summer |
Season of Interest (Foliage)
| • | Spring |
| • | Summer |
| • | Fall |
Soil Moisture Preference
| • | Moist but well-drained |
