Sweet Pepper Red King Plant – 2 Litre, Garden Ready

The Red King is a prolific sweet pepper variety from the Capsicum annuum family, prized for producing a high yield harvest of crisp, vibrant red fruit. This compact, disease-resistant plant is ideal for the kitchen garden, vegetable garden, allotment, patio, balcony, or raised bed and thrives equally well in a greenhouse or outdoors during the summer months.

Supplied as an established live plant in a 2 litre pot, it is garden ready to transplant from spring through the planting season. Whether grown indoors on a bright windowsill, in a greenhouse, or outdoors in a sheltered spot, Red King will reward you with an abundant crop of juicy red peppers — perfect for salads, snacking, stuffing, and cooking.

Planting and Care

• Place in a sunny, sheltered position in well-drained, fertile soil or grow as a container pepper in a large pot.


• Water regularly throughout the growing season to keep the soil consistently moist but not waterlogged.


• Feed with a high-potash fertiliser once fruiting begins to encourage early cropping and a prolific harvest.


• Thrives in warm temperatures between 18–25°C, making it well suited to greenhouse or sheltered outdoor growing in the UK.


• Easy to grow and perfect for beginners as well as experienced grow-your-own enthusiasts.

Cultural Information

• Botanical Name: Capsicum annuum 'Red King'


• Common Names: Sweet Pepper, Red King Pepper


• Classification: Tender Annual Vegetable


• Fully Grown Height and Spread: 45–60 cm x 30–45 cm


• Growth Habit: Compact, Bushy, Upright


• Perfect For: Kitchen Gardens, Vegetable Plots, Allotments, Patios, Balconies, Raised Beds, Greenhouses, Containers


• Fruiting Season: Summer to Early Autumn


• Fruit Colour: Green, ripening to vibrant Red


• Planting Position: Full Sun, Sheltered


• Soil Type: Well-Drained, Fertile Soil


• Watering: Regular, consistent moisture


• Feeding: High-potash fertiliser from fruiting stage


• Ideal Temperature: 18–25°C


• Type: Tender Annual (Grow Your Own Vegetable)


• Foliage: Mid-Green, Oval Leaves

What Is Included

• 1 x Sweet Pepper Red King plant supplied in a 2 litre pot, established and garden ready.

Notes: Red King is one of the most popular sweet pepper varieties for home growers, valued for its reliable cropping, disease resistance, and versatile use in the kitchen.