Padron padron pepper
Capsicum annuum 'Padron'
USDA zones4 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Padron' padron pepper (Capsicum annuum 'Padron') 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, loamy, or clay soil. Deer tend to pass it by. It is drought tolerant and matures in 60 days.
Pairs well with Dark Opal basil, Armenian cucumber, and Honeoye strawberry.