Habanero Pepper Seeds – Chili

Grow a well-known high-heat pepper variety with Habanero Pepper Seeds, appreciated for its bright color, strong pungency, and productive warm-season growth. These compact, vigorous plants thrive in full sun, producing smooth lantern-shaped peppers that ripen from green to orange or red depending on the strain.

Perfect for vegetable patches, raised beds, and container gardens, habaneros deliver steady yields throughout the summer. This variety is ideal for experienced gardeners and pepper enthusiasts who enjoy cultivating peppers with bold heat levels and rich aroma.

Features

• Produces classic habanero-type peppers with strong heat

• Compact, vigorous plants suited for warm-season gardening

• Great for raised beds, containers, and vegetable patches

• Steady producer through the summer

• Popular choice among pepper growers

Specifications

• Common Name: Habanero Pepper

• Botanical Name: Capsicum chinense

• Color: Green turning orange/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 (minimum 6–8 hours daily)

• Soil Requirement: Well-drained, fertile soil

• Germination Time: 14–28 days

• Days to Maturity: 80–100 days

• Plant Height: 18–30 inches

• Growth Habit: Compact, branching annual plant