Burning Bush Pepper (Capsicum annuum) is a striking ornamental hot pepper that combines fiery heat with outstanding garden beauty. Compact, bushy plants become covered with masses of small, upright peppers that ripen through brilliant shades of green, orange, and bright red, creating the appearance of a blazing shrub. Highly productive and easy to grow, Burning Bush is equally at home in flower beds, containers, and the vegetable garden.
Why Grow Burning Bush?
Beautiful ornamental hot pepper with blazing color. Produces hundreds of upright peppers throughout the season. Compact plants are perfect for gardens and containers. Excellent for fresh use, drying, and hot sauces. A favorite for edible landscaping.
Flavor, Heat & Culinary Uses
Heat Level: Hot (30,000–50,000 SHU)
Bright, clean pepper flavor with a lively, lingering heat. Excellent for hot sauces, salsa, chili, stir-fries, pepper vinegar, drying, and homemade pepper flakes. The colorful fruits also make attractive edible garnishes.
Growing Information
Easy to grow in fertile, well-drained soil with full sun. Compact, vigorous plants continue producing colorful peppers from summer until frost. Harvest peppers as they mature from green through orange to bright red for the best color and flavor.
Seedman Notes
Burning Bush is one of those peppers that looks just as good in the flower garden as it does in the vegetable patch. The compact plants become covered with brightly colored fruits, making them an outstanding ornamental while still providing plenty of flavorful peppers for the kitchen.
Quick Facts: Capsicum annuum • 75–85 Days • Hot (30,000–50,000 SHU) • 18–24" Plants • Small Upright Fruits • Green to Orange to Bright Red • Best for Ornamental Gardens, Hot Sauces & Drying
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