Are you a heat lover? If you crave spicy food and appreciate peppers that pack a punch, you'll adore Red Hot Chili Pepper! It's not only spicy-hot--it's a sizzling beauty, too, with gorgeous clusters of upward-facing, cone-shaped fruit that mature from pale green to bright orange to fire-engine red. But don't let its good looks fool you--this is a pepper meant to make your chili win awards! Use it for cooking, hot pepper vinegar, pickling, appetizers, pepper flakes--or fresh eating, if you dare! Or, if you fear the heat, plant it as a pretty ornamental addition to your garden. Hybrid. Plant in full sun, 12 to 18 inches apart. Plant reaches 15 inches tall. Matures in 70 days. Scoville rating 40,000 to 50,000. Wear gloves when handling.
Gorgeous, edible ornamental pepper
Semi-compact plant that's great for containers and small space gardens
Produces pretty clusters of cone-shaped, upward-facing chili peppers
Fruit begins pale green, turning vibrant orange and maturing to fiery red
Scoville rating 40,000 to 50,000