Jalapeño Zapotec Hot Pepper
Capsicum annuum 'Jalapeño Zapotec Hot Pepper'
USDA zones6 to 6
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 8 inches tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Jalapeño Zapotec Hot Pepper' (Capsicum annuum 'Jalapeño Zapotec Hot Pepper') 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 or loamy soil. Deer tend to browse other plants first. Bees, butterflies, and birds visit it.
Pairs well with Tomato, Candy carrot, and Dark Opal basil.