Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum (Chile Petin) Size:Quart The plant is very brittle

The plant is very brittle and breaks easily

summer Mature height 1 ft Mature spread 2 ft Attracts Bees

It develops a deep taproot and needs well-draining soils such as sandy or clay loams (it does not tolerate salinity

It is drought

5 ft Mature spread 1

Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum (Chile Petin) Size:Quart The plant is very brittleSynonyms: Capsicum annuum var. aviculare. Chile Petin (also sometimes called Chile Pequin) is our perennial native pepper. Do not let the small pepper size fool you they are definitely on the hotter side (slightly hotter than a cayenne pepper). Birds, particularly mockingbirds, like the peppers. The plant may die to the ground in the winter but comes back in the spring. If the peppers are not harvested, they will re seed as well. Chile Petin is