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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Fruit: Showy
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual

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Common names
  • Hot Pepper
Also sold as:
  • Ají Brazilian Red Pumpkin

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Date: 2011-08-24

photo credit: Carstor
Location: Zone 5
Date: 2011-08-24
Very beautiful and very rare, this Brazilian origin peppers produ
Comments:
  • Posted by DanCarmona (Fort Wayne, Indiana - Zone 5a) on Jan 15, 2012 10:20 AM concerning plant:
    Capsicum: Baccatum
    Origin: Bolivia
    PI: 441519
    Flower: erect, rotate, small
    Petals: white, yellow or tan spots
    Spots: green or yellow-brown
    Calyx: no or small 5 teeth
    Pods: 1½"L X 1"W green > orange > red
    Seed: yellow-brown
    Leaves: smooth, relatively small
    Plant height: 24-36"
    Maturity: 90 Days
    Habit: bush
    Scoville units: 30,000-50,000


    Germ. Time: 2 wk. > 2 mo
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Beautiful by Calif_Sue Jan 21, 2012 2:17 PM 0

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