A prolific, medium-hot chili pepper variety, Capsicum frutescens ‘Tabasco’, commonly known as Tabasco Pepper, is best known as the key ingredient in Tabasco hot sauce. This compact, heat-tolerant, and highly productive plant thrives in warm climates, producing small, upright-growing peppers that ripen from green to yellow, orange, and finally bright red. The juicy, thin-walled fruit makes it unique among chili peppers, perfect for hot sauces, pickling, salsas, and drying. 🔥 Heat Level: 30,000-50,000 Scoville units (hotter than a jalapeño but milder than habanero)
Capsicum frutescens ‘Tabasco’ (Tabasco Pepper)
Capsicum frutescens ‘Tabasco’
Tabasco Pepper
A prolific, medium-hot chili pepper variety, Capsicum frutescens ‘Tabasco’, commonly known as Tabasco Pepper, is best known as the key ingredient in Tabasco hot sauce. This compact, heat-tolerant, and highly productive plant thrives in warm climates, producing small, upright-growing peppers that ripen from green to yellow, orange, and finally bright red. The juicy, thin-walled fruit makes it unique among chili peppers, perfect for hot sauces, pickling, salsas, and drying. 🔥 Heat Level: 30,000-50,000 Scoville units (hotter than a jalapeño but milder than habanero)
| Plant Type | Annual |
| Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Hardiness Zone | Zone 4 (-30° F) |
| Flower Color | White |
| Flower Season | Summer |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Height | 2-4 ft |
| Spread | 2-3 ft |
| Spacing | 2 ft |
| Characteristics | Edible |
| Attracts | Bees, Pollinators |
| Maintenance | Average |
| Garden Uses | Beds and Borders |
| Tolerance | Clay Soil, Deer, Drought, Dry Soil, Heat, Rabbit, Rocky Soil |
| Soil Type | Clay, Loam, Sand |
| Soil PH | Acid, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Well-Drained |
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