Vegetables
| Heredity: |
Open Pollinated
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| Country of Origin: |
Bolivia and Peru |
Data specific to Peppers (Edit)
| General Type: |
Other: Baccatum
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| Pepper Shape: |
Tapered
Cylindrical
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| Fruit Length: |
3 - 6 inches |
| Fruit Width at Shoulders: |
0.75 - 1 inch |
| Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: |
Green to Red
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| Days to First Harvest and Maturity: |
90+ color not specified |
| Wall Thickness: |
Thin
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| Scoville Heat Units (approximate SHU): |
20,000 - 30,000 |
| Heat: |
Medium Hot 2.5-30K SHU
|
General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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| Plant Height: |
24 -36 inches |
| Fruit: |
Showy
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| Uses: |
Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
|
Posted by
DanCarmona (Fort Wayne, Indiana - Zone 5a) on Oct 9, 2012 7:29 AM concerning plant:
Aji Colorado
Capsicum: Baccatum
Origin: Bolivia
PI: 590506
Scoville units: 30,000-50,000
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: .
Usage: .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.
Credits & Sources: thechileman Aji Colorado
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