How to grow Hot Chili Pepper

Capsicum frutescens

This plant prefers high humidity and needs a frost-free zone, or a sunroom or greenhouse, due to very long maturation time.

How long does Hot chili pepper take to grow?

These estimates for how long Hot chili pepper takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world.

Days to Germination How long does it take Hot chili pepper to germinate?
14 days

Average 14 days | Min 7 days | Max 33 days (5)

Days to Transplant How long until I can plant out Hot chili pepper?
+ 31 days

Average 31 days | Min days | Max days (0)

Days to Maturity How long until Hot chili pepper is ready for harvest / bloom?
+ 102 days

Average 102 days | Min 54 days | Max 2095 days (7)

Total Growing Days How long does it take to grow Hot chili pepper?
= 147 days

When should I plant Hot chili pepper?

Our when to plant Hot chili pepper estimates are relative to your last frost date.

When to sow The number of days to sow Hot chili pepper before or after your last frost date.
42 days before Last Frost Date

Hot chili pepper Etymology

The botanical epithet is from the Latin frutescens meaning “shrubby”

Other names for Hot chili pepper

Bird pepper, Bird chili, Chili padi, Thai hot, Malagueta, Hawaiian Super hot, Labuyo, Siling labuyo, phrik khi nu, kanthari mulagu, Peri peri, Chilli pepper, Chili pepper, Tobasco, Piri piri, Mozambique bastardo chilli

None

Misspellings: Chilli padi, birds eye chilli, birdseye chilli, bird chilli, Hawaiian superhot, Thai superhot

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