Plant Care Carolina Reaper

Carolina Reaper

About Carolina Reaper

Carolina Reaper is a relatively rare houseplant 🌿 that needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.

Carolina Reaper likes soil that is well draining. You may want to supplement with a gentle, organic fertilizer throughout the peak growing season.

Taxonomy

Capsicum chinense 'Carolina Reaper'
Capsicum
Solanaceae
Solanales

How to care for Carolina Reaper

Water

How often to water your Carolina Reaper

Water needs for Carolina Reaper
0.5 cups
every 9

Carolina Reaper needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.

Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.

Calculate water needs of Carolina Reaper

Water 0.5 cups every
9

Does your plant get direct sunlight?

Select the pot size

5"
Light

Check the growing potential in your area

A plant's growing potential is determined from its location, the time of year, and current local weather.

Select a city to check sunlight intensity

Finding light for Carolina Reaper in your home

Light needs and placement for plant Carolina Reaper: 1ft from a window
1ft or less from
a window

Carolina Reaper love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.

Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.

Carolina Reaper does not tolerate low-light 🚫.

Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Carolina Reaper in your home 🏡.

Nutrients

How to fertilize Carolina Reaper

Nutrient, fertilizer, and repotting needs for Carolina Reaper: repot after 2X growth

Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.

By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.

To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Carolina Reaper after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.

FAQs
Water Needs
Sunlight Needs
Toxicity
Humidity
Soil
Fertilizer
Native Region

Care Summary for Carolina Reaper

Carolina Reaper

Carolina Reaper


Greg recommends:

Water

0.5 cups every 9 days

Placement

< 1ft from a window

Nutrients

Repot after 2x growth

Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.

Trending in your area

Similar to Carolina Reaper

Discover rare plants

This plant is popular in