Pepper 'Aji Charapita'
- Product number: 207690
- Origin: South America
- Latin: Capsicum frutescens
Each plant bears hundreds of round, yellow fruits. They grow upright on the plant and are very popular in Bolivia and Peru. In almost every eatery, you will be offered a serving of “Criolla,” a mix of sliced red onions, lemon juice, salt, water, and crushed Charapitas: very tasty! People who are unfamiliar with this pepper often think that those little yellow balls are corn or beans. Be careful when you are in South America...
Scoville: 30,000–100,000 SHU
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Latin: Capsicum frutescens
Dutch: Aji Charapita
Also known as: Wild Peruvian Pepper
English: Wild Peruvian Pepper
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- Flower colour: White flowers
- Origin: South America
- Average growth height: More than 120 cm
- Annual or perennial: Perennial
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Capsicum frutescens
- Dutch: Aji Charapita
- Also known as: Wild Peruvian Pepper
- English: Wild Peruvian Pepper
