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Habanero Pepper

Capsicum chinense

Also known as: habanero, Scotch bonnet

Extremely hot pepper with fruity flavor. Compact bushy plants produce lantern-shaped fruit that ripen orange or red.

Habanero Pepper

Growing Requirements

SunFull Sun
WaterMedium
Soil Type
Soil Drainage
Soil pH
Plant Spacing18–24″
Row Spacing24–36″
Planting Depth0.25″
Height24–36″
Spread18–24″
✓ Container Friendly✓ Raised Bed Friendly

Planting Schedule

Start Indoors

8–10 weeks before last frost

Transplant Outdoors

2–9 weeks after last frost

Germination

14–21 days

Days to Harvest

90–120 days

Zone Suitability

USDA Hardiness Zones

1
2
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13

Zones 1–13

Cannot overwinter outdoors

Needs long warm season. Start early indoors with heat mat. Wear gloves when handling fruit.

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