Hatch Chile
Capsicum annuum
The story
Long before it spread across the globe, Capsicum annuum was domesticated around 6,000 years ago in regions of Mexico, making it one of the oldest cultivated crops in human history. Today, this species has spread worldwide, encompassing a vast family of peppers that includes everything from mild bell peppers to spicy cayenne and jalapeños, all tracing their ancestry back to the wild American bird pepper.
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- Family
- Solanaceae
How to use it
This versatile species has a wide range of practical applications. Beyond its extensive global cultivation for human consumption, it is utilized in culinary dishes, traditional medicine, self-defense tools, and even as an ornamental plant.
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Gardening tip
When planting Hatch Chiles, ensure your garden is located in USDA hardiness zones 9 to 12, as this species is native to the warmer regions of southwestern North America and northern South America.
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About
Capsicum annuum is a species of the plant genus Capsicum native to southern North America and northern South America. This species is the most common and extensively cultivated of the five domesticated capsicums. The species encompasses a wide variety of shapes and sizes of peppers, both mild and hot, such as bell peppers, jalapeños, and cayenne peppers. Cultivars are descended from the wild American bird pepper still found in warmer regions of the Americas. In the...
At a glance
What it needs
USDA hardiness
Zones 9–12
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Hatch Chile
- Slug
- hatch-chile
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Genus
- Capsicum
- Species
- annuum
- Category
- Pepper
- Hardiness zone (min)
- 9
- Hardiness zone (max)
- 12
- Average height (cm)
- 0
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 52
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