Bhut Jolokia or Red Ghost Hot Pepper
Capsicum chinense 'Bhut Jolokia or Red Ghost Hot Pepper'
USDA zones9 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 8 inches tall2 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral, alkaline
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Bhut Jolokia or Red Ghost Hot Pepper' (Capsicum chinense 'Bhut Jolokia or Red Ghost Hot Pepper') is a vegetable for containers, food gardens, and low maintenance spots. It is typically grown as an annual. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It sits low on the menu for deer. Bees, butterflies, and birds visit it, and it tolerates drought.
Pairs well with Tomato, Candy carrot, and Dark Opal basil.