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chilli pepper 'Demon Red' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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chilli pepper 'Demon Red'

Capsicum annuum 'Demon Red'

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Capsicum
Family: Solanaceae

About this plant

A compact, bushy annual chilli pepper to 35cm high, with ovate, mid green leaves. Produces small white flowers in summer, which go on to abundant small upward-pointing fruits to approximately 4cm length. Fruits ripen to bright red with a hot flavour.

Growing Information

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Hardiness

H1C

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

Loam

NeutralAcid

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in a loam-based compost in bright, filtered light. When in growth, water freely and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser every 10 days until fruit begins to colour. See the RHS A-Z guides to vegetable cultivation for more detailed advice

Pruning

Pinch out growing tips to encourage branching

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown at 21°C (70°F) in late winter

Pests

May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite and aphids

Diseases

May be susceptible to virus diseases, fungal wilt, anthracnose and powdery mildews

Garden Uses

Planting Places

MediterraneanGravel Garden

Season of Interest

SpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

0.1-0.5 Metres

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Two To Five Years