Tabasco Hot Pepper
Capsicum frutescens 'Tabasco Hot Pepper'
USDA zones9 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size4 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Tabasco Hot Pepper' (Capsicum frutescens 'Tabasco 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. Deer tend to pass it by. It grows about 48 inches tall and attracts butterflies, bees, and birds.
Pairs well with Tomato, Candy carrot, and Thai basil.