Banana Pepper
About Banana Pepper
Banana Pepper is a popular houseplant 🌿 that needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
Banana Pepper likes soil that is well draining. You may want to supplement with a gentle, organic fertilizer throughout the peak growing season.
Taxonomy
Capsicum annuum 'Banana'
Capsicum
Solanaceae
Solanales
Also known as
Yellow Wax Pepper and Banana Chili
How to care for Banana Pepper
How often to water your Banana Pepper
every 9
Banana Pepper needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Banana Pepper in your home
a window
Banana Pepper love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Banana Pepper does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Banana Pepper in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Banana Pepper
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Banana Pepper after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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My sister gave me this Hot Banana Pepper plant about a month ago ishhhh… After a full week of rain and clouds and seeing that the pot had no drainage holes, she Is PRODUCING ! I’m close to harvesting my first peppers this season. 😊🌶
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Why are the leaf tips are turning black? #Capsicum
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i have repotted a Banana pepper from a hydroponic system and it fell over immediately and looks very wilted. can i save it?? #Capsicum
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This is my Bell pepper plant. I don't know wt happened its looks like something illness. Anyone know about this disease????? #bellpepper #Capsicum
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Not sure what this pale almost dust looking substance on my plant, is this powdered mildew? And if so is there anything I can do to revive it? Or should I just take whole root out ? #Capsicum
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I just adopted a 6 plant pot of habeneros and they looked great when I bought them. I brought them home, placed them on a mostly direct sun windowsill and fertilized it. Now some of the leaves are turning yellow and falling off. What's happening? #Capsicum
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One "mini" pepper..... #Capsicum Now that I have one Pepper the edges of the leaves seem to be burnt. Im so very new. Not sure why.
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Sad and yellowing leaves I adopted and repotted her on Sunday hoping to see her recover from the clearance rack. What will make her happier? My two other pepper plants are THRIVING!! #Capsicum
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Here are some common plant pests I work with. Do you know what each is? These photos were taken from plants in the insect colonies in the lab or the research glasshouse I work in. Unfortunately, some were also taken from my indoor plants. I took these pictures on my iPhone using a clip-on dissecting microscope or macro lens. #yesterdaypesttoday #glasshouse #MacroPhotography #Calendula #Capsicum #Mint
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Hi everyone, i am growing pepper seedlings, they are starting to germinate and grow, but some are coming out with yellowy leaves, what could be the issue and how do I fix it? #Capsicum
Care Summary for Banana Pepper
Banana Pepper
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.