Description
Also known as "Ahi Limon", this popular seasoning pepper from Peru has a Scoville rating of 30,000-50,000, similar to that of a cayenne pepper. While nice and spicy, this pepper has flavor beyond heat with strong notes of citrus and an even lemony scent when cut. This is an excellent pepper for drying, and often only contains 10-15 seeds per fruit. Plants are very prolific, but do take a long time to mature.
Variety Info
- Days to Maturity: 100 days from transplanting after last chance of spring frost.
- Family: Solanaceae
- Native: Americas
- Hardiness: Frost Sensitive
- Exposure: Full sun
- Plant Dimensions: 20"-24" tall, 22" wide
- Variety Info: 2"-3" long, bright yellow fruits with an almost waxy lemon peel sheen. Some fruits will have blushes of purple on the skin. Walls of the pepper are thin and fruits often only contain 10-15 seeds.
Sowing Info
- When to Sow Outside: For mild climates only: 2 to 4 weeks after your average last frost date, when soil temperature is at least 70°F.
- When to Start Inside: RECOMMENDED. 8 to 10 weeks before transplanting. Ideal soil temperature for germination is 70°-90°F. Transplant seedlings outside 2 to 4 weeks after your average last frost date, and when daytime temperatures are at least 70°F, and nighttime temperatures are at least 55°F. Mild Climates: Can also sow in late summer for fall/winter crop.
- Days to Emerge: 10-25 days
- Seed Depth: 1/4"
- Seed Spacing: Start indoors
- Thinning: Start indoors, plant seedlings 18" - 24" apart outside
Description
Also known as "Ahi Limon", this popular seasoning pepper from Peru has a Scoville rating of 30,000-50,000, similar to that of a cayenne pepper. While nice and spicy, this pepper has flavor beyond heat with strong notes of citrus and an even lemony scent when cut. This is an excellent pepper for drying, and often only contains 10-15 seeds per fruit. Plants are very prolific, but do take a long time to mature.
Variety Info
- Days to Maturity: 100 days from transplanting after last chance of spring frost.
- Family: Solanaceae
- Native: Americas
- Hardiness: Frost Sensitive
- Exposure: Full sun
- Plant Dimensions: 20"-24" tall, 22" wide
- Variety Info: 2"-3" long, bright yellow fruits with an almost waxy lemon peel sheen. Some fruits will have blushes of purple on the skin. Walls of the pepper are thin and fruits often only contain 10-15 seeds.
Sowing Info
- When to Sow Outside: For mild climates only: 2 to 4 weeks after your average last frost date, when soil temperature is at least 70°F.
- When to Start Inside: RECOMMENDED. 8 to 10 weeks before transplanting. Ideal soil temperature for germination is 70°-90°F. Transplant seedlings outside 2 to 4 weeks after your average last frost date, and when daytime temperatures are at least 70°F, and nighttime temperatures are at least 55°F. Mild Climates: Can also sow in late summer for fall/winter crop.
- Days to Emerge: 10-25 days
- Seed Depth: 1/4"
- Seed Spacing: Start indoors
- Thinning: Start indoors, plant seedlings 18" - 24" apart outside