Pepper 'Piura Aji' / 'Aji Piura' / 'Red Glow'

Sowing method: January-April indoors (20-30°C). Transplant into a greenhouse (for higher yield) or outdoors (late May). Tie taller plants to stakes or prune them into a compact shape. In autumn, the plants can be potted and continue to produce on the windowsill!

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Sowing/planting time:

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May

Harvesting time:

• July
• August
• September
• October
• November

Soil type:

• All soil types

Cultivation location:

• Indoors
• Greenhouse
• Outdoors warm / sheltered

Position:

• Sun

• Flower colour: White flowers with purple veins
• Origin: South America
• Average growth height: 60 to 90 cm
• Annual or perennial: Perennial
• Attractive to insects: Various insects
• Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
• Ease of cultivation: Moderate

• Latin: Capsicum baccatum
• Dutch: Pepper
• Also known as: Aji Piura, Red Glow
• English: Hot Pepper

• All year round