A chilli plant typically grown as an annual reaching up to 90cm tall and wide. Small, white summer flowers are followed by wrinkled, green fruits to 6cm long and 4cm wide that mature through shades of orange to yield bright red, very hot peppers
0.5-1 metres
0.5-1 metres
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
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Best grown inside on a sunny windowsill or in a greenhouse, but can be grown outside once all danger of frost has passed; select a sunny, sheltered position and grow in containers, peat-free growing bags or in open ground. Water regularly and feed with a high-potassium, liquid fertiliser once the first fruit has set. See how to grow: chilli peppers for further advice.
Propagate from seed
No pruning required; pinch out growing tips of plants when they are about 20cm tall to encourage bushiness
May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite and aphids
May be susceptible to blossom end rot