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Banana Pepper Seeds In A Cup® Grow Kit

Capsicum annuum

From the first seed to the next new leaf. Explore your plant’s growing conditions, seasonal rhythm, and everyday care.

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THE PLANT NOTEBOOK

Banana Pepper care, from seed onward.

Botanical name
Capsicum annuum
Common names
Yellow Wax Pepper
Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Capsicum
Species
C. annuum
01

Start growing

Warm soil, 1/4 inch deep. Stake if heavy.

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Growing with your kit

Seeds In A Cup® greenhouse lid maintains humidity for germination.

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Propagation

By seed.

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Seasonal growth & harvest

60-75 days to maturity.

05

Growing conditions

Warm, humid, full sun.

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Weather & tolerances

Heat loving; frost sensitive.

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Pests & plant health

Aphids, blossom end rot. Stable water.

08

Plant safety

Hot varieties can irritate skin.

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Botanical features

Medium chili pepper; yellow ripening to orange/red.

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Varieties

‘Sweet Banana’, ‘Hot Banana’.

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Garden & everyday uses

Mild. pickling, stuffing

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Native range & distribution

Americas; heavy in Hungary/USA.

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Conservation

Secure.

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Name origins

Named for banana-like shape and color.

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History

Bred from spicy Hungarian ancestors.

TURN KNOWING INTO GROWING

Your next beginning, in a cup.

Seeds In A Cup® grow kits matched to banana pepper.

THE GROWING CONVERSATION

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