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Piment habanero
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Piment habanero

Capsicum chinense
Un piment tropical et sensible au gel cultivé pour certains des fruits les plus forts du potager — cette seule espèce comprend le habanero, le Scotch bonnet, le ghost (bhut jolokia) et le Carolina Reaper. Originaire des Amériques (le bassin amazonien et les Caraïbes), Capsicum chinense n'est une vraie vivace que dans les zones 10-11 sans gel ; dans presque toute l'Amérique du Nord il se cultive comme une annuelle de saison chaude amatrice de chaleur. Il lui faut une saison longue et chaude pour mûrir ses fruits en forme de lampion, et la capsaïcine de ces fruits est assez puissante pour brûler la peau et les yeux, de sorte qu'il récompense un emplacement ensoleillé et une manipulation prudente.
Review: Source-backed
Climate fit: narrow (23/100)
Edible
Container
Light
Full sun
Water
Moderate water
Mature size
12-30" tall · 18" apart
Hardy in zones
10a-11b
mild to nearly frost-free winters
Native in Illinois
No
Le fruit est comestible mais extrêmement fort — Capsicum chinense comprend le habanero, le Scotch bonnet, le ghost (bhut jolokia) et le Carolina Reaper, parmi les piments les plus forts cultivés.

Cold hardiness

Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Won't grow here
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Won't grow here
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
Out of range today and still out of range in 2050.

Heat tolerance

Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Piment habanero (Capsicum chinense). Retrieved 2026, June 13, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/capsicum-chinense
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NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox
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