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| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
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| Fruit: |
Showy
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| Uses: |
Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
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Posted by
DanCarmona (Fort Wayne, Indiana - Zone 5a) on Jan 17, 2012 2:14 PM concerning plant:
Pimenta de Neyde
Capsicum: sinense
Origin: Brazil
PI:
Flower: stellate, small, bell-shaped
Petals: white w/purple
Spots: no
Calyx: Almost toothless
Pods: Purple, 3/4" - 2"
Seed: yellow-brown
Leaves: large, uneven
Plant height: 24-36"
Maturity: 100 Days
Habit: bush
Scoville units: 100,000-300,000
Bonsai: yes
Germ. Time: 3 wk. >.3 mo.
This variety is apparently a sinense-annuum cross with purple pods! In Brazil it is called Neyde (after the women who discovered it). Even though the fruits don't resemble sinense very much, the taste is said to be very sinense-like and the pods are supposed to be very hot. Flowers are white with purple stains and the pods remain purple even at maturity. The variety is definitely one for the avid pepper collector.
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