Flowers/Pepper, “MEDUSA” Ornamental Pepper (Capsicum Annuum) Fruit starts out ivory, turns to yellow, then orange, and finally bright red
Ornamental Pepper (Capsicum Annuum Medusa) – A dwarf child-safe variety bearing non-pungent fruit, easy-to-grow Capsicum Medusa is naturally compact and well-branched, making it ideal for container gardening.
These ornamental pepper plants stay compact in gardens and containers. Capsicum Medusa will produce colorful 2 to 2.5 inch fruit each with a narrow, twisted, cone shape. These ornamental pepper fruits held prominently upright over the dark green foliage. Fruit starts out ivory, turns to yellow, then orange, and finally bright red. A single plant can produce 40 to 50 fruits, displaying the entire range of colors at one time. Capsicum Medusa holds its fruit well.
Flower Specifications
- Season: Annual
- USDA Zones: 4 – 9
- Height: 6 – 8 inches
- Bloom Season: Summer
- Bloom Color: Mix
- Environment: Full sun
- Soil Type: Moist, well-drained, pH 5.5 – 5.8
Planting Directions
- Temperature: 72 – 76F
- Average Germ Time: 5 – 7 days
- Light Required: No, not until emergence
- Depth: Cover seed lightly with course vermiculite
- Sowing Rate: 1 – 2 seeds per plant
- Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination
- Plant Spacing: 4 – 8 inches
Growing Peppers:
Peppers, like tomatoes, grow in well-drained fertile soil
Almost all peppers have the same requirements for successful growth. Plant them in good, well-drained, fertile soil â and make sure they get lots of sunlight and a good inch of water per week. In many ways, they mimic the same requirements needed for growing great tomatoes.
At Planting Time:
We plant all of our peppers with a good shovel full of compost in the planting hole, and then give them a good dose of compost tea every few weeks for the first 6 weeks of growth. We also mulch around each of our pepper plants with a good 1 to 2â³ thick layer of compost.