Midnight Fire ornamental pepper
Capsicum annuum 'Midnight Fire'
USDA zones4 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterNeeds moderate soil
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Midnight Fire' ornamental pepper (Capsicum annuum 'Midnight Fire') is a vegetable for borders, accents, and low maintenance food gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. It is not cold-hardy and will not survive freezing temperatures. This plant likes full sun, average moisture, and sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It blooms from early to late summer and tolerates drought. Deer tend to pass it by. Birds visit it.
Pairs well with Dark Opal basil, Salad burnet, and Perennial Lupine.