Carolina Reaper Seeds – Chili Pepper

Grow a well-known, high-heat chili variety with Carolina Reaper Chili Seeds, appreciated for its distinctive wrinkled red pods and productive warm-season growth. These vigorous plants thrive in full sun and fertile, well-drained soil, producing peppers with a strong pungency and rich aroma.

Ideal for experienced gardeners and pepper enthusiasts, Carolina Reaper plants perform well in raised beds, containers, and sunny vegetable patches. With proper care and warm temperatures, they provide a steady harvest through the summer months.

Features

• Produces classic red Carolina Reaper–type chili peppers

• Vigorous warm-season plants with reliable yields

• Suitable for containers, raised beds, and home vegetable gardens

• Popular among chili growers and collectors

• Thrives in full sun and warm weather

Specifications

• Common Name: Carolina Reaper Chili Pepper

• Botanical Name: Capsicum chinense

• Color: Green turning bright red at maturity

• Plant Type: Warm-season annual

• Planting Season: Spring

  • Zones 3–4: Start indoors February–March; transplant May–June

  • Zones 5–6: Start indoors February–March; transplant April–May

  • Zones 7–8: Start indoors January–February; transplant March–April

  • Zones 9–10: Direct sow or transplant February–March

• Growing Zones: Suitable for Zones 3–10 (grown as annual)

• Sunlight: Full sun (6–8 hours or more daily)

• Soil Requirement: Well-drained, fertile soil

• Germination Time: 14–28 days

• Days to Maturity: 90–120 days

• Plant Height: 24–36 inches

• Growth Habit: Upright, branching annual plant