Chilli 'Peppers from Heaven Orange' – Trailing Chilli Pepper (25cm Hanging Basket)

A ready planted hanging basket of chilli 'Peppers from Heaven Orange', a compact trailing chilli that crops from summer into autumn.

The habit is what makes it. Growth is compact and trailing, so clusters of glossy fruit hang over the sides of the basket and ripen from green to a vivid orange, giving you a living display and a mild to medium chilli harvest at the same time. Plants reach around 30 to 40cm each way. Small white self fertile flowers open through summer, so no hand pollinating is needed.

It arrives already planted and rooted in a 25cm basket, so there is nothing to pot up. Hang it somewhere warm, sunny and sheltered, water regularly so the compost stays moist but never waterlogged, and feed weekly with a high potassium feed once the fruit starts to set. Chillies are not hardy and are killed by the first frost, so bring the basket under cover as the nights turn cold.

Chilli fruit and foliage can irritate the skin and eyes, and can cause irritation if eaten, so wash your hands after picking and keep plants out of reach of children and pets.

Cultural Information

• Common Name: Chilli pepper
• Fully Grown Height and Spread: 30 to 40cm each way
• Growth Habit: Compact, trailing and pendulous
• Perfect For: Hanging baskets, wall brackets, balconies, patios and a sunny porch
• Foliage: Mid green, oval leaves
• Flowering Time: Summer, small white self fertile flowers
• Planting Position: Full sun in a warm, sheltered spot. Grows well in a pot or container
• Soil Type: Fertile, moisture retentive and well drained
• Hardiness: Not hardy. Killed by the first frost, so plant out only once the frosts have passed
• Maintenance: Low to moderate. Water regularly, feed with a high potassium feed once the first fruit sets and pick often to keep the crop coming
• Seasonal Interest: Spring, summer and autumn
• Type: Tender annual, grown as an annual in Britain