Partial Shade to Full Sun (At Least 3 Hours Of Direct Sunlight)
Mature Height 6 - 8 Inches
Mild spicy peppers
Harvest in 95 to 110 days
Scoville Rating: 15,000 - 30,000 SHU

Spice up your food with the Kitchen Minis™ Tamale Pepper. This bushy, upright plant makes a stunning and stylish addition to your deck or balcony or can live as a houseplant while also providing a crop of hot peppers. The plant will grow 6 to 8 inches tall and 8 inches wide, while the peppers are 2 inches long and 0.75 inches wide. The bright green peppers turn a vibrant red when they are mature. The peppers can be used raw, cooked, or canned for future use. This plant has a bushy, upright growth habit with red peppers that are 2 inches long and .75 inches wide.

Kitchen Minis™ Tamale Pepper Care

Grow Kitchen Minis™ Tamale Pepper plants indoors near a sunny window, or place the plants outdoors in full to partial sun after the temperature warms up. Rich, well-draining soil with a pH level of 6.0 to 6.8 is ideal.

Growing Kitchen Minis™ Tamale Peppers

This compact plant reaches 6 to 8 inches and can thrive in a container in an outdoor space or on a kitchen countertop. The bright red peppers hang down from the stems and are ready to pick in 95 to 110 days.

Growing Kitchen Minis™ Tamale Peppers in Containers

The Kitchen Minis™ Tamale Pepper is a bushy, upright plant. Grow one plant in a 6-inch container with drainage holes to prevent the soil from becoming soggy.

Watering Kitchen Minis™ Tamale Peppers

Water this pepper plant with the top several inches of soil dries out. Peppers prefer to dry out, so feel the soil and only water when necessary.

Feeding Kitchen Minis™ Tamale Peppers

Feed the plant using a water-soluble fertilizer every few weeks. The fertilizer can be balanced and have a ratio like 10-10-10 or opt for a fertilizer low in nitrogen, so something like 5-10-10.

Kitchen Minis™ Tamale Pepper Information

USDA Hardiness Zones:

Plant Type: Edible Plants

Light Exposure: Partial Shade to Full Sun (At Least 3 Hours Of Direct Sunlight)

Mature Height: 6 - 8 Inches

Mature Spread: 8 Inches

Spacing: 8 Inches

Habit: Upright

Flower Color(s): Green, Red

Flower Description:

Bloom Period:

Foliage Type: Herbaceous

Foliage Color(s): Green

Foliage Description: Bright Green

Seasonal Interest: N/A

Watering: Low

Resists: N/A

Tolerates: N/A

Attracts: N/A

Container Role:

Uses: Wildlife Gardens

Features: N/A

Brand: KITCHEN MINIS™

Common Name: Kitchen Minis™ Tamale Pepper

Other Name(s):

Scientific Name: Capsicum annuum

SKU:: PEPTM

Container Sizes

Please Note: The pictures below are to give a general representation of the different container sizes. The actual size/ages of plants are estimates and will vary based on; type of plant, time of year, last pruning & many other factors.

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Guide: How to Care for Your New Plant(s)

Planter Shipping

Standard Colors: 2-3 business days

Special Order Colors: 8 weeks - this is due to the planter being custom made with the color(s) of your choice

Please Note: On special orders there can not be any cancellations

Plant Shipping

Time of Order:

Summer Shipping

If there is extreme heat we’ll delay shipping.

We’ll have to review what areas the plants are traveling through along with your location

Once your plant is shipped you’ll receive an email with tracking information. Depending on the above criteria we’ll ship your plant(s) towards beginning of the following week from your order. We put together this helpful guide of what to do when you receive your plants in the mail.

It is important to know that all of our plants are clearly labeled for which growing zones the plant can survive in. The plants are thoroughly trialed and tested in every growing zone before we state the plant can grow in a zone. Again, our #1 priority is to ship the plants to you healthy and ready to thrive in your location. So we will do everything in our power to do so.

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