Bottle Rocket cayenne pepper
Capsicum annuum 'Bottle Rocket'
USDA zones4 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Bottle Rocket' cayenne pepper (Capsicum annuum 'Bottle Rocket') 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, loamy, or clay soil. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It matures in 65 days, tolerates drought, and attracts birds.
Pairs well with Thai basil, Oregano, and SuperBlue lavender.