Chocolate Seven Pot Hot Pepper
Capsicum chinense 'Chocolate Seven Pot Hot Pepper'
USDA zones5 to 5
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral, alkaline
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'Chocolate Seven Pot Hot Pepper' (Capsicum chinense 'Chocolate Seven Pot Hot Pepper') is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. It is not cold-hardy and will not survive freezing temperatures. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It grows about 36 inches tall and draws butterflies, bees, and birds. Deer rarely make it their first choice.
Pairs well with Tomato, Candy carrot, and Dark Opal basil.