Biquinho Yellow Hot Pepper
Capsicum chinense 'Biquinho Yellow Hot Pepper'
USDA zones6 to 5
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size4 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral, alkaline
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Biquinho Yellow Hot Pepper' (Capsicum chinense 'Biquinho Yellow Hot Pepper') is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and borders. 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. Bees, butterflies, and birds visit it, and it tolerates drought. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Tomato, Candy carrot, and Holy basil.