[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s you think about ideas for your garden this year, one plant that I urge you to consider is the chili pequin – one of my favorites of the Texas perennials.

This is a plant of many names. Chilitepin is another name, and sometimes it’s called turkey pepper and even bird pepper. (Migratory birds helped to spread it from South America up to Mexico and Texas.)

Whatever you call it, this native pepper makes a great addition to any landscape. The fruit starts out green, a...