Datil Hot Pepper
Capsicum chinense 'Datil Hot Pepper'
USDA zones10 to 12
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size1 to 3 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral, alkaline
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Datil Hot Pepper' (Capsicum chinense 'Datil 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. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It is drought tolerant and draws butterflies, bees, and birds.
Pairs well with Tomato, Candy carrot, and Lime basil.