Hot Datil Pepper Seeds - Vegetable Plant

Hot Datil Pepper is a prized heirloom chili pepper known for its fruity, slightly sweet flavor and intense heat. Originating from St. Augustine, Florida, this productive variety produces slender peppers that mature from green to bright yellow-orange. It is ideal for home gardens, raised beds, containers, and vegetable plots. Thriving in full sun with fertile, well-drained soil, Datil Pepper delivers abundant harvests throughout the warm growing season and is excellent for fresh use, hot sauces, salsas, and pickling.

Features

• Heirloom hot chili pepper with fruity, sweet flavor
• Produces abundant yellow-orange peppers
• High heat with excellent culinary versatility
• Ideal for containers, raised beds, and garden plots
• Excellent for hot sauces, salsas, pickling, and drying
• Thrives in warm, sunny conditions
• Long and productive harvest season

Specifications

• Scientific Name: Capsicum chinense
• Common Name (US): Datil Pepper
• Seed Type / Variety: Heirloom Hot Chili Pepper Variety
• Growth Habit: Bushy perennial in frost-free climates (grown as an annual in cooler regions)
• USDA Zones: 9–11 (grown as an annual in Zones 2–8)
• Planting Season: Spring after the last frost
• Growing Season: Late Spring through Fall
• Sowing Season: February–April (start indoors 8–10 weeks before the last frost)
• Germination Time and Conditions: 14–28 days at 80–90°F (27–32°C) in warm, moist, well-drained soil
• Sunlight Requirements: Full sun
• Soil Requirements: Fertile, well-drained loamy soil enriched with organic matter
• Watering Needs: Moderate; keep soil evenly moist but avoid waterlogged conditions
• Mature Plant Size: 24–48 inches tall, 18–30 inches spread
• Plant Spacing: 18–24 inches apart