Chilli 'Peppers from Heaven Yellow' – Compact Cropping Chilli (25cm Hanging Basket)

A ready planted hanging basket of chilli 'Peppers from Heaven Yellow', cropping upright yellow fruit from summer into autumn.

Fruit is held skyward in generous numbers and ripens from green to a bright, clear yellow, so it earns its place as an ornamental as much as a crop. Plants stay compact and bushy at around 30 to 40cm each way. Small white flowers open through summer, and bees work them. Other colours in the Peppers from Heaven range are sold separately.

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 and bushy in a basket
• Perfect For: Hanging baskets, wall brackets, balconies, patios and a sunny porch
• Foliage: Mid green, oval leaves
• Flowering Time: Summer, small white 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