Aji Colorado
Capsicum: Baccatum var. pendulum
Origin: Bolivia
PI: 590506
Scoville units: 30,000-50...Read More,000
Blossom end shape: pointed
Fruit position and shape: pendant, elongate
Fruit size and color: 3"-5"L green > red
Calyx shape: cup shaped
Flower: erect, rotate, small
Petals/Spots: white/yellow or tan spots
Filament color: white
Anther color: yellow
Habit: small, usually low tree
Stem: smooth
Leaves: smooth, relatively small
Germ. Time: 2 wk. > 2 mo.
Maturity: 75-80 Days
Plant height: 18 > 24"
Taste: .."citrusy" "fruity"
Uses:.condiment, garnish, salsa
This tall variety from the Peruvian Andes produces brilliantly colored 3 to 5in pendant shaped pods, which are slightly wrinkled. These tasty peppers are used both fresh and in their dried powdered form.
I planted Aji Colorado for the first time this year from seeds from Gurney's. Most fruit is 4-5 inches long, bright red, fleshy, sweet, ...Read Morebut unfortunately, not hot. One plant has some fruit that turned orange, but not red. These peppers are hot, similar to a jalepeno. I do not know why only the orange ones are hot. I thought maybe they crossed with the Aji Amarillo I have in the next row, but am not sure.
Aji Colorado
Capsicum: Baccatum var. pendulum
Origin: Bolivia
PI: 590506
Scoville units: 30,000-50...Read More
I planted Aji Colorado for the first time this year from seeds from Gurney's. Most fruit is 4-5 inches long, bright red, fleshy, sweet, ...Read More
A heavy producer with typical good C. baccatum taste & heat. Pod heat is medium.
Brilliantly-colored, peppery and spicy chile from the Andes. Short, sprawling shrub with long, conical, slightly wrinkled, shiny orange/r...Read More