Aji Charapita Hot Pepper
Capsicum chinense 'Aji Charapita Hot Pepper'
USDA zones6 to 6
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size1 to 3 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral, alkaline
Garden uses
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Notes
'Aji Charapita Hot Pepper' (Capsicum chinense 'Aji Charapita Hot Pepper') is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. Frost will kill it, so set it out only after the last frost in spring. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. Bees and butterflies visit its flowers.
Pairs well with Tomato, Candy carrot, and Dark Opal basil.