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Capsicum annuum 'Amy'

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A sweet pepper with green leaves and white flowers maturing to elongated light yellow fruit maturing to light red. It is reliable variety with good vigour and a sweet taste with crunchy texture. It is actually a woody perennial but is almost always grown as an annual in the UK as it is hard to keep alive over the cooler months

Scientific classification

Species: Capsicum annuum 'Amy' (Capsicum annuum 'Amy')
Genus: Capsicum
Family: Solanaceae

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Toxicity: Fruit Edible · Annual Biennial
Plant type: 0.1-0.5 metres
Height: 0.1-0.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Clump forming
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of Capsicum annuum 'Amy'

Distribution map

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of Capsicum annuum 'Amy'

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Capsicum annuum 'Amy' care guide

Even moist potting medium, deep soak once top layer fully dehydrated
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Even moist potting medium, deep soak once top layer fully dehydrated

Fertilizing

High potassium chili pepper feed every two weeks fruit development stage

Pruning

Pinch out the growing tip of shoots to encourage a bushier plant. Keep picking fruit to encourage further flowering

Propagation

Propagate by seed. See sowing vegetable seeds or sowing seeds indoors for further advice

Growing

Grow in pots of fertile peat-free compost under glass or on a sheltered sunny patio. Alternatively grow in good garden soil in a polytunnel. See pepper cultivation

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