Heredity: | Open Pollinated |
Country of Origin: | Brazil |
General Type: | Other: Baccatum |
Pepper Shape: | Squat Other: Flattened with projecting scalloped edges like a pitanga or starfish. |
Fruit Length: | 0.75 - 1 inch |
Fruit Width at Shoulders: | 1.25 - 1.5 inches |
Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: | Green to Red |
Days to First Harvest and Maturity: | 80-90 color not specified |
Wall Thickness: | Thick |
Scoville Heat Units (approximate SHU): | 5000 green, 40,000 red ripe. |
Heat: | Medium Hot 2.5-30K SHU |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Plant Height: | 30 - 36 inches |
Plant Spread: | 12 - 24 inches |
Leaves: | Broadleaf |
Fruit: | Showy |
Uses: | Vegetable Suitable as Annual |
lovesblooms | On February 26, 2020 | Seeds sown indoors, heat, lights |
lovesblooms | On February 25, 2018 | Seeds sown indoors |
antsinmypants | On June 4, 2023 | Transplanted 2 Into Garden Two |
antsinmypants | On February 25, 2023 | Plant emerged Total of 2 seedlings emerged. |
antsinmypants | On February 24, 2023 | Plant emerged 1 seedling emerged. |
antsinmypants | On February 18, 2023 | Seeds sown |
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