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Pepper 'Shira'

Pepper 'Shira'

  • Product number: 209393
  • Origin: America
  • Latin: Capsicum chinense

What do you get when you cross a '7 Pot' and a 'Scorpion'? An extremely hot pepper! For those who dare: beautiful aromas are hidden behind that heat. Be aware, these peppers resemble Ajoema or Habanero, but are much, much hotter. 1,000,000-1,500,000 SHU

Names:
Latin: Capsicum chinense
Dutch: Peper
Also known as: Shira 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 (late May). Tie taller plants to stakes or prune them into a compact plant. 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
  • Origin: America
  • Average growth height: 90 to 120 cm
  • Annual or perennial: Annual
  • Attractive to insects: N/A
  • Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
  • Ease of cultivation: Advanced
  • Latin: Capsicum chinense
  • Dutch: Pepper
  • Also known as: Shira pepper
  • English: Hot Pepper
  • All year round

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