Jalapeno pepper plant grow and care – shrub of the genus Capsicum also known as Jalapeño or Jalapenio, Jalapeno pepper plant perennial evergreen but can grow also as annual plant and also used as ornamental plant, can grow in tropic, subtropical, mediterranean, temperate or desert climate and growing in hardiness zone 10b+ as perennial 2+ as annual.
Leaves color green in oval to elliptic shape.
Flower color white cream or purple with 6 petals, the flowers small grow in clusters of 2-3 flowers.
Jalapeno plant peppers fruits
Fruit color red cultivar pepper but usually picked and eaten while still green or purple.
Jalapeno plant peppers heat level varies from 2,500 to 10,000 Scoville heat units depending on the strain’s cultivation and preparation