Tabasco pepper
Capsicum frutescens 'Tabasco'
USDA zones9 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 4 feet tall12+ inches wide
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Tabasco' pepper (Capsicum frutescens 'Tabasco') 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 or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. It grows 24 to 47 inches tall and attracts birds.
Pairs well with Tomato, Candy carrot, and Dark Opal basil.