Chilli pepper
Common Name: Chilli pepper
Genus: Capsicum
Species: annuum
Cultivar: Longum Group 'Hot Banana'
Skill Level: Experienced
Exposure: Full sun
Hardiness: Tender
Soil type: Well-drained/light, Clay/heavy, Moist
Height: 90cm
Spread: 60cm
Time to plant seeds: March to May
Chilli peppers are the hottest peppers. 'Hot Banana' produces attractive, yellow-green, banana-shaped peppers with a medium-to-hot flavour. Keep plants at high temperatures - generally, the hotter the temperature the stronger the flavour of the fruits.
Looks good with:
Capsicum annuum 'Purple Venezuelan'Capsicum annuum Longum Group 'Firecracker'
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