This herbaceous annual fruit requires lots of heat and grows in warm and temperate environments. It is suitable for various types of soil provided that it has a high phosphorous and potassium content, and is deep, fertile and has plenty of water. The traditional rounded or elongated fruit is rather dark green with light green or very dark green longitudinal striations. The seedless fruit variety is spherical, small and very dark green, bordering on black. The bright red flesh is compact, crunchy and has a good sugar level.