This afternoon its trumpets were in full bloom, comfortably upright in a blustery April wind that had flattened more refined, weaker-stemmed modern cultivars in gardens.
But the wild plants from which these cultivars are descended are very definite about the matter.
Chili pepper, any of several species and cultivars of very hot, pungent peppers in the nightshade family (Solanaceae).
Consumer interest in heirloom and "organic" seed increased, but commercial growers of flowers and vegetables chose cultivars bred for high yield, disease resistance, and long shelf life, characteristics that were important to their production and distribution methods.
The plants are deciduous perennial shrubs that range in size from 60 cm (24 inches) tall for lowbush blueberries (Vaccinium angustifolium) up to 4 metres (13 feet) tall for highbush (V. corymbosum) cultivars.
The fragrant N. odorata, native to the eastern United States, with 13-cm (5-inch) white flowers, and its cultivars (horticultural varieties) are widely grown in parks, gardens, and natural ponds in warm temperate regions.
Commercially, white cauliflower is the most common, though orange, purple, green, and brown cultivars also exist.
There are a number of commercial varieties and cultivars of onions available:.
All apple species are affected, though some cultivars have greater resistance.
Panama disease, a form of Fusarium wilt, is widespread throughout the tropics and can be found wherever susceptible banana cultivars are grown.
The most notable plants in temperate gardens include the spring-flowering Crocus and Hyacinthus and thousands of different cultivars of the summer-flowering Hemerocallis (daylily), which has edible buds used in many East Asian recipes.
