Re: [CH] plants
Brent Thompson (brent@hplbct.hpl.hp.com)
Thu, 15 Jun 2000 15:46:44 -0700
> Is there anybody out there that can tell me how tall the average pepper
> plant gets? I have Jalapenos, Cayennes, Habaneros, Chiles Grandes, Hawaiian
> Tabascos, Madame Jeanette, Serranos, Black Namaqualand, Rocotos and Sirachi
Plant height is very much dependant not just genetics, but also very much
dependant upon climate, soil, light, and management issues like water and
fertilization.
Probably normal plant height for most C. chinense cultivars would be 2-2.5
ft., but a few years ago one of our chile-heads reported his two Scotch
Bonnet plants were each 8 ft. tall and 10 ft. wide each with thousands of
full-size, full-potency luscious fruits (and I saw photos to verify). So,
if you give great conditions like he did, yours might be huge, too.
Probably normal plant height for most C. annuum cultivars would be 2.5-3
ft., but my cayennes are nearly always at least 4 or even 5 ft tall. In
contrast, most paprika-type C. annuum cultivars grow to a maximun of not
quite 3 ft. height for me.
Probably normal plant height for most C. frutescens cultivars would be 3
ft., but my tabasco are normally closer to 4 ft. tall.
And I have had rocoto selections which were nearly all only 3 ft. tall, and
selections which were mostly all 5-7 ft. tall (and my oldest rocoto, the
one with the 1 inch diameter root growing out of the pot down into the
soil, is now over 10 ft. tall at highest point, and farthest ends are about
6 ft. radius, measured straight out from the pot -- it's a scraggly viney
thing, though, not some dense shade-producer like a mutant hot fig tree or
anything).
--- Brent