Hot Pepper Seeds – Black Chili

Grow striking, dark-colored peppers with Black Chili Hot Pepper Seeds, an heirloom variety known for its deep purple-black pods and bold, spicy flavor. These compact yet productive plants produce clusters of glossy peppers that ripen from black to red, offering both beauty and heat in the garden.

Black Chili plants thrive in warm weather, full sun, and well-drained soil. With non-GMO genetics and high germination, this variety performs well in containers, raised beds, and home garden rows, making it a great choice for growers who enjoy unique, colorful hot peppers.

Features

• Produces dark black to red hot peppers

• Medium to high heat with bold, spicy flavor

• Heirloom, non-GMO seeds with high germination

• Suitable for containers, raised beds, and garden rows

• Warm-season crop with reliable yields

Specifications

• Common Name: Black Chili Hot Pepper

• Botanical Name: Capsicum annuum

• Variety: Black Chili

• Color: Black turning red at maturity

• Plant Type: Warm-season annual

• Planting Season: Spring

  • Zones 3–4: Start indoors Feb–Apr; transplant after frost

  • Zones 5–6: Start indoors Feb–Mar; transplant Apr–May

  • Zones 7–8: Start indoors Jan–Feb; transplant Mar–Apr

  • Zones 9–10: Start indoors Dec–Jan; transplant Feb–Mar

• Growing Zones: Suitable for Zones 3–10

• Sunlight: Full sun

• Soil Requirement: Light, fertile, well-drained soil

• Germination Time: 7–14 days

• Days to Maturity: 70–90 days

• Plant Height: 18–30 inches

• Growth Habit: Bushy, compact plants