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Pepper is considered one of the most popular vegetables for growing in domestic latitudes. There are a huge number of varieties of this crop. From the point of view of breeding, varieties that have certain characteristics are combined into variety types. Thus, varieties of peppers that grow upward can be distinguished into a separate variety type. This unusual position of the fruit is quite rare. A description of the most famous sweet and spicy varieties with this growth habit is given in the article.
Spicy varieties
Hot peppers are often used for making seasonings, as well as fresh to add a piquant taste to culinary dishes. Many of these varieties are grown not only in garden beds or greenhouses, but also at home. At the same time, the external qualities of peppers growing with a cone upward are excellent, so they are often grown for decorative purposes.
Aladdin
The Aladdin variety is recommended to be grown only in open ground. Plant height up to 50 cm. Forms sharp fruits directed with a cone upward. They are painted in green, red, purple and are intended for universal use.
The period of active fruiting begins 120 days after sowing the seed.When growing, it is preferable to use the seedling method. Recommended scheme for planting plants in the ground: 4 bushes per 1 m2. The yield of the variety is 4 kg of vegetables from 1 bush.
Aleksinsky
Pepper "Aleksinsky" can be grown in garden beds, in greenhouses, and also in apartment conditions. It should be taken into account that the height of the bush reaches 1 m. The crop is resistant to diseases and cold, and tolerates temperatures above + 10 0C. The sharp fruits ripen 140 days from the day the seed is sown. When growing in beds, the best time to sow seeds for seedlings is February-March.
Pepper is suitable for fresh consumption, canning, pickling and preparing seasonings. On one bush, green, orange and red vegetables are simultaneously formed, pointing upward. The weight of each of them is approximately 20-25 g. The thickness of the pulp is 3 mm. The crop yield is 4 kg/m2.
Bully
The semi-hot pepper variety is highly resistant to cold and disease. It is recommended for cultivation in the northern regions of Russia. On one bush of the plant, fruits of red and green color, trunk-shaped, are simultaneously formed. Their pulp is 1.5-2 mm thick. The average weight of such a vegetable is 20g.
Open ground and protected areas, as well as indoor conditions, are suitable for growing the crop. However, it is worth remembering that the plant is very demanding on lighting.
You can sow seeds for seedlings already in February, and upon reaching stable night temperatures above +100C, plants should be taken outside for hardening and subsequent planting.
The bush of the “Zadira” variety is compact, its height reaches 70 cm.Fruiting occurs 115 days after sowing the seeds in the ground. During the growing process, the plant should be regularly loosened, watered, and fed. If you follow the growing rules, the yield will be 4 kg/m2.
Falcon beak
Falcon's Beak peppers are intensely hot and green and dark red in color. Their shape is narrow-conical, wall thickness is 3-4 mm, weight is about 10 g. The fruits are used as a fresh seasoning, as well as for pickling.
“Falcon's Beak” can be grown on open and protected soils, in residential premises. The culture is resistant to low temperatures and drought. A plant bush up to 75 cm high begins to bear fruit 110 days after sowing the seed. Pepper yield is 3 kg/m2.
Bride
The “Bride” variety produces a large number of yellow and red fruits, pointing upward. The plant has amazing decorative qualities, like a flower bouquet. The crop can be grown not only in the garden, but also on the balcony or windowsill.
Vegetables of this variety are small: they weigh no more than 7 g. The thickness of their pulp is up to 1 mm. Peppers are distinguished by their special pungency and aroma. They are more often used to prepare powdered seasonings.
The “Bride” bush is miniature, up to 20 cm high, very spreading and leafy. The yield of peppers does not exceed 200 g per bush. You can admire the external qualities of this hot pepper in the photo below.
Fire Volcano
Hot peppers, with a classic cone shape, grow with the crown up. Their color can be green or bright red. The fruits themselves are quite dry - the thickness of their pulp does not exceed 1 mm.Each vegetable weighs about 19 g.
You can grow the plant using the traditional method in garden beds or in a pot on the windowsill. Such an ornamental plant can become a real decoration of the apartment. For outdoor cultivation, seeds of this variety should be sown as seedlings in February. At home, the plant can be grown all year round. 115 days after sowing the seed, the crop begins to bear fruit abundantly. The yield of one plant is 1 kg.
Queen of Spades
The Queen of Spades variety is distinguished by the color variety of its fruits: green, yellow, orange, red, and purple peppers abundantly strew the bush. They are quite long (up to 12 cm) and cone-shaped. Each pepper weighs up to 12 g. Many gardeners grow the crop in the off-season at home on the windowsill. In this case, the plant becomes not only a source of seasoning, but also a decorative decoration.
When growing crops on open ground, in greenhouses, it is recommended to sow seeds in February-March for seedlings. Mass ripening of fruits in this case occurs after 115 days. The yield of each plant reaches 400 g.
Constellation
The “Constellation” variety has similar external qualities to the “Queen of Spades” pepper. Its fruits have a similar shape and color. The bush of the “Constellation” variety reaches a height of 60 cm. Its yield is 200 g. The period from sowing the crop to harvesting the fruit is 140 days. The variety can be grown at home as a decorative one. Multi-colored hot peppers are used to make seasonings.
Rowanushka
Peppers of this variety are more like berries: their shape is round, their weight is up to 2.3 g. The pulp of these peppers is very sharp, up to 1 mm thick. The color of the fruit is purple, orange, red.The plant is small in height (up to 35 cm) and can be grown indoors or outdoors. It takes 140 days from sowing the seed to harvesting the fruit. The yield of pepper is 200 g per bush. The vegetable has a pronounced aroma. It is used to make powdered seasonings.
Dinosaur
Dinosaur pepper is a semi-hot pepper. It is used fresh for preparing salads, for pickling and as a dry seasoning. Peppers are distinguished by their fleshiness (the walls of the vegetable are up to 6 mm), their weight reaches 95 g. The trunk-shaped fruits are green, yellow, and red in color, and are located with the tip up. Their ripening period is 112 days.
The bush is compact, up to 75 cm high, and tolerates low temperatures, lack of light and moisture. Cultivated in open and protected beds. The yield of the Dinosaur variety is 6 kg/m2 or 1.5 kg per plant.
Hot peppers that grow fruit upward deserve special attention because they combine excellent decorative qualities, excellent taste, aroma and irreplaceable benefits for human health. They can be cultivated not only in the traditional way in garden beds, but also at home. You can learn more about the rules for growing peppers in pots in the video:
Sweet varieties
As a rule, sweet peppers have thick flesh and significant weight, so it is quite difficult for the plant to hold them with the tip up. However, among the many varieties there are exceptions. Thus, varieties related to the described variety type with juicy, tasty pulp are given below.
Firework
Peppers of this variety look like a bouquet of tulips. Each vegetable is cone-shaped, pointing upward. Its length is from 10 to 12 cm, weight is about 60 g, color is dark green, orange or red.
The plant is miniature, low-growing, up to 20 cm high. Fruits up to 400 g are abundantly formed on it. Plants can be grown in open, sheltered areas of land or in a pot on a windowsill or balcony. The crop matures in 115 days from the day the seed is sown.
Juliet
The "Juliet" variety bush produces both red and green peppers. Their shape is conical, their weight reaches 90 g. The vegetables are quite juicy, their wall thickness is 5.5 mm.
“Juliet” peppers are grown in open and protected ground. The height of the bushes reaches 80 cm. The plant has an average fruit ripening period of 120 days. The yield of the variety is 1 kg/bush.
Boneta F1
The hybrid sweet pepper "Boneta F1" was bred in the Czech Republic. Its fruits are distinguished by their special meatiness, aroma and excellent sweet taste. The wall thickness of the pepper is approximately 6-7 mm, its weight is 260-400 g. The vegetables have a trapezoidal shape and grow with the tip up. They are maintained in this position thanks to a well-developed system of stems and foliage. You can see the Boneta F1 peppers in the photo below.
The hybrid is excellent for growing in open ground. The height of its bushes is up to 55 cm. The plant produces fruits abundantly in a volume of 3 kg per bush. Peppers reach technical ripeness within 85 days after seed germination.
Dionysus
The Dionysus variety attracts the attention of gardeners with the appearance of bushes and peppers. At the same time, the taste of vegetables is neutral: they contain neither sweetness nor bitterness. They can be used fresh for preparing salads or stuffing.
Each fruit of the Dionysus variety weighs about 100 g, its wall thickness is 4-6 mm, and its shape is prism-shaped. The crop is grown in open and protected areas of soil. The height of the plant reaches 80 cm. Its seeds are sown for seedlings in March-April. The fruit ripening period is 120 days. Productivity of the variety is 6 kg/m2.
Golden pheasant
A high-yielding variety of golden-yellow peppers. It is distinguished by sweetness and juiciness. The thickness of the walls of its fruit reaches 1 cm. The shape of the vegetables is round, the average weight is 300 g. Peppers ripen in 120-130 days from the day the seed is sown. When cultivating the variety, it is recommended to use the seedling method.
The height of the bushes is small - up to 50 cm. The plant is moisture- and heat-loving, so it must be grown in sunny areas with regular watering. In favorable conditions, the variety’s yield reaches 10 kg/m2.
Conclusion
Some varieties, due to the characteristics of fruit growth, are classified as ornamental plants, and the harvest is used not only for culinary purposes, but also for decorating the home interior. At the same time, peppers contain a huge amount of useful microelements and vitamins, and their consumption gives a person strength and health.
