Pepper 'Pumpkin Chili'

  • Product number: 209278
  • Origin: South America
  • Latin: Capsicum baccatum

As the name suggests, this pepper resembles a pumpkin. A decorative fruit with a pleasant taste: fruity, sweet, and a little hot. The plant grows quite vigorously, so some pruning won't hurt. The plant grows easily, thriving even in the garden.
Other sources state that the plants remain compact, have dark leaves, and are medium hot. According to these sources, the fruits ripen from black, through yellow, to red.
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Denominations:
Latin: Capsicum baccatum
Dutch: Peper
Also known as: Pumpkin Chili pepper
English: Hot Pepper

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

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Sowing/planting time:

  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April

Harvesting time:

  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November

Soil type:

  • All soil types

Cultivation location:

  • Indoors
  • Greenhouse
  • Outdoors warm / sheltered

Position:

  • Sun
  • Flower colour: White flowers
  • Origin: South America
  • Average growth height: 90 to 120 cm
  • Annual or perennial: Perennial
  • Attractive to insects: Various insects
  • Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
  • Ease of cultivation: Easy
  • Latin: Capsicum baccatum
  • Dutch: Pepper
  • Also known as: Pumpkin Chili pepper
  • English: Hot Pepper
  • All year round

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