Capsicum annuum 'Bolivian Rainbow'
A very ornamental upright, bushy chilli pepper cultivar about 40-50cm tall and wide with purple-tinged, green leaves. The small white flowers are followed by small, fiery 2-3cm long and 1cm wide purple fruit that gradually changes to yellow than orange and turning red when fully ripe
0.5-1 metres
0.1-0.5 metres
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Best grown inside on a sunny windowsill or in a greenhouse, but can be grown outside once all danger of frost has passed; select a sunny, sheltered position and grow in containers, peat-free growing bags or in open ground. Water regularly and feed with a high-potassium, liquid fertiliser once the first fruit has set. See How to grow: chilli peppers for further cultivation details
Propagate by seed. See sowing vegetable seeds or sowing seeds indoors for further advice
No pruning required; pinch out growing tips of plants when they are about 20cm tall to encourage bushiness
May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite, whitefly, aphids, slugs and snails
May be susceptible to grey mould