Goronong Hot Pepper
Capsicum chinense 'Goronong Hot Pepper'
USDA zones9 to 9
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
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Notes
'Goronong Hot Pepper' (Capsicum chinense 'Goronong 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 12 to 36 inches tall and draws butterflies, bees, and birds.
Pairs well with Tomato, Candy carrot, and Purple Ruffles basil.