Carolina Reaper pepper
Capsicum chinense 'Carolina Reaper'
USDA zones10 to 12
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size1 to 3 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral, alkaline
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Carolina Reaper' pepper (Capsicum chinense 'Carolina Reaper') is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer rarely make it their first choice. It grows 12 to 36 inches tall, tolerates drought, and draws birds.
Pairs well with Big Beef tomato, Dolce Fresca basil, and Leek.