Chocolate Trinidad Scorpion Hot Pepper
Capsicum chinense 'Chocolate Trinidad Scorpion Hot Pepper'
USDA zones9 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 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 Trinidad Scorpion Hot Pepper' (Capsicum chinense 'Chocolate Trinidad Scorpion Hot Pepper') is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. Frost will kill it, so set it out only after the last frost in spring. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It grows 24 to 36 inches tall and draws butterflies, bees, and birds. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Tomato, Candy carrot, and Purple Ruffles basil.