Christmas Tree Peppers

Place this decorative tree in a southwest inspired room for a unique christmas accent.

Christmas tree peppers. You see them sold at home depot many times during the year. This small plant produces heavy yields of 1 long by wide hot peppers. Christmas peppers need at least 3 to 4 hours of direct sunlight a day to stay in peak condition. This musical chili pepper tree plays holiday tunes.

Using a paring knife cut out a christmas tree into one side of each pepper. Topped with a shining star it s perfect for spicing up a kitchen or a buffet. This variety of pepper originated in northwestern brazil near colombia and though this particular species is edible it is commonly bred as an ornamental plant since its different colored fruits resemble the bulbs on a christmas tree. I have seen different varieties sold that have roundish.

Keep the soil evenly moist never soggy. They are sold as ornamental peppers during the summer months at xmas time they sell them christmas peppers at many retailers. Under ideal conditions fruits may remain decorative for two to three months. Cut 4 pieces of kitchen twine.

You of course can do any holiday shape like a snow wo man or whatever. The peppers are very hot to taste usually elongated. Prepare four pieces of parchment paper that are at their width the same height as the peppers and long enough to wrap around each pepper. Christmas peppers are nice colorful plants.

I am not that talented. The capsicum annuum is commonly known as the christmas tree pepper and despite its name annuum which means annual it is not an annual. Chili pepper christmas tree.