Height: 6-12 inches
Spread: 6-12 inches
Hardiness Zones: 10-12
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Medusa peppers are a type of sweet, ornamental chili pepper which grow upright, brightly colored fruit, and which are long and thin, producing a “hair of snakes” look suggestive of the gorgon Medusa in Greek mythology. Best in fertile, well-drained soil. Water as needed to keep soil evenly moist, especially in hot weather.