Ellis

Ornamental pepper with moderate-high heat. Fruit begin purple or purple-green and ripen to orange, then red. Fruit are the size and shape of a pinky finger. Violet flowers. Heavily pigmented, bushy and leafy plants have purple stems and leaves. Flavor is a little bitter and waxy tasting. Mid-season maturing. Lower than average productivity in 2017 at Heritage Farm. C. annuum. SSE Accession # 116450