Taken at Reynolda Gardens in Winston Salem, NC
But the mother plant produces "pups," which you can break off and plant, which can become new mothers themselves. Also, the flowers last a really long time.
I had a pimiento I bought from a grocery store; I knew about the "single flower" thing, but the plant was still going after the flower died and I just couldn't throw it out. Then someone told me about the pups, and now I have 5 healthy pimientos. None have yet bloomed; I need to do more reading and see it they need some special condition - but I just wanted to pass along the information about the pups!