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CAPSICUM annuum 'Orange Blaze'

Image of Capsicum annuum 'Orange Blaze' (Grossum Group)

Family

Solanaceae

Botanical Name

CAPSICUM annuum 'Orange Blaze'( Grossum Group)

Plant Common Name

Bell Pepper, Orange Blaze Pepper

General Description

A 2011 All-America Selection Winner, 'Orange Blaze' is a disease-resistant F1 hybrid that bears big, blocky, sweet bell pepper fruits that ripen to orange about 70 days after planting.

Native to tropical America, bell peppers are annuals or short-lived perennials that were grown and selected for millenia by Native Americans. Their specific region of origin is still unknown due to distribution by man. Peppers became available to Europeans when the New and Old worlds connected. Since then, many unique selections have been developed in the Americas and Europe.

Peppers are bushy plants with rigid, brittle stems and thin, broad, dark green leaves. Their flowers are inconspicuous, five-petaled and white. This cultivar bears firm, fleshy, cylindrical, slightly tapering fruits that mature from green to rich orange, becoming sweeter as they ripen. Their hollow, chambered interior is lined with spongy ribbing which supports many small, flattened, rounded seeds. Bell peppers are all members of the Grossum group, distinguished by their large, distinctively shaped fruits.

Bell peppers are warm season vegetables that are easy to grow, if you can provide them with the correct conditions. Full sun, warmth, fertile, perfectly drained soil and regular feeding are required for good growth and fruit production. In frost free zones winter planting may work best. Proper spacing will keep diseases at bay and help with fruit production. Mulch peppers well to reduce weeds and maintain an evenly moist soil.

Peppers can be ornamental as well as tasty, so enjoy them as bedding or container plants as well as vegetable garden standbys.

Characteristics

  • AHS Heat Zone

    12 - 1

  • USDA Hardiness Zone

    9 - 11

  • Sunset Zone

    A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

  • Plant Type

    Vegetable

  • Sun Exposure

    Full Sun

  • Height

    22"-26" / 55.9cm - 66.0cm

  • Width

    18"-24" / 45.7cm - 61.0cm

  • Bloom Time

    Indeterminate

  • Native To

    Mexico, Central America, South America

Growing Conditions

  • Soil pH

    Neutral

  • Soil Drainage

    Well Drained

  • Soil type

    Loam

  • Growth Rate

    Fast

  • Water Requirements

    Average Water

  • Habit

    Oval/Rounded

  • Seasonal Interest

    Spring, Summer, Fall

Ornamental Features

  • Flower Interest

    Insignificant

  • Flower Color

    White

  • Fruit Color

    Orange

  • Foliage Color (Spring)

    Dark Green

  • Foliage Color (Summer)

    Dark Green

  • Foliage Color (Fall)

    Dark Green, Black

  • Foliage Color (Winter)

    Dark Green

  • Fragrant Flowers

    No

  • Fragrant Fruit

    Yes

  • Fragrant Foliage

    No

  • Bark or Stem Fragrant

    No

  • Flower Petal Number

    Single

  • Repeat Bloomer

    Yes

  • Showy Fruit

    Yes

  • Edible Fruit

    Yes

  • Showy Foliage

    No

  • Foliage Texture

    Medium

  • Foliage Sheen

    Glossy

  • Evergreen

    No

  • Showy Bark

    No

Special Characteristics

  • Usage

    Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Tropical

  • Sharp or Has Thorns

    No

  • Invasive

    No

  • Self-Sowing

    Yes