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Bellingrath Gardens Purple

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VEGETABLES / PEPPER
HOT
Hot pepper. Ornamental. C. annuum. Small, red triangular fruit. Immature fruit are green with purple stripes. Smooth skin. Fruit measure about 1" long; 0.3" wide; and weigh up to 1 gram. Thin fruit walls. Plants are heavily pigmented: purple stems, purple and green variegated leaves; and purple flowers. Erect, densely branched plants reach 2-2.5ft tall. Mid-season maturing. Highly productive when grown in 2015 at Heritage Farm. Donated to SSE by R.W. Richardson (NY RI R) who received this variety from John Riley, editor Solanaceae Quarterly. SSE Accession # 116646
SSE Accession: 116646
$3
Listed In: 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025
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Iowa
USDA Hardiness: 4b
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