PEPPER MILD BUTTON RED

Description

Pepper Mild Heat (Capsicum chinense)

Button Red

With a compact plant habit ‘Button red’ is ideal for patio containers and pot production. The 2.5cm long pendula fruits ripen from bright green to red, producing over 75 per plant with a very mild 500 SHU level. The plants are best finished in 12cm pots for commercial sales before placing in larger garden containers.

English common name: Chili Pepper

Scoville units / heat level: 500

Average fruit size: 2.5 x 1.5cm (length x width)

Average fruits per plant: 75 plus

Plant type: compact

Maturity: early

Production: greenhouse and outdoors in pots

Culinary use: Eat fresh in salads or pickled.