Capsicum Chinense 'Habanero Lemon'
Chilli 'Habanero Lemon'
Original:A yellow variety of the habanero pepper. New:A small upright shrub with glossy green leaves of varying sizes depending on the variety. Chillies tend to be long, narrow, tapering fruit. The single flowers are an off-white (sometimes purplish) color while the stem is densely branched and up to 24ins tall. 'Habanero Lemon' is a hot (200,000 to 300,000 SHU) yellow lantern-shaped chilli, with a sweet, fruity apricot scent. They mature in 90 to 100 days from green to lemon yellow, (2in) long and 2.5cm (1in) wide.
Contributed by @kassidy.turnpaugh
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Chilli 'Habanero Lemon'
Latin name
Capsicum Chinense 'Habanero Lemon'
type
Vegetable
family
Solanaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
0.40 M
0.60 M
Capsicum Chinense 'Habanero Lemon'
Original:A yellow variety of the habanero pepper. New:A small upright shrub with glossy green leaves of varying sizes depending on the variety. Chillies tend to be long, narrow, tapering fruit. The single flowers are an off-white (sometimes purplish) color while the stem is densely branched and up to 24ins tall. 'Habanero Lemon' is a hot (200,000 to 300,000 SHU) yellow lantern-shaped chilli, with a sweet, fruity apricot scent. They mature in 90 to 100 days from green to lemon yellow, (2in) long and 2.5cm (1in) wide.
Planting
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Plant container grown chillies in the greenhouse border when large enough to handle, about 2ft between plants
Propagation by seed in spring
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Sow seed in divided trays in early spring under glass in heat. Plant out in greenhouse border when risk of frost is passed.
kassidy.turnpaugh