Hot Pepper (Capsicum baccatum 'Aji Limon') in the Peppers Database

Vegetables
Heredity:	Open Pollinated
Country of Origin:	Peru

Data specific to Peppers (Edit)
Pepper Shape:	Wrinkled Other: Conical or bullet shaped
Fruit Length:	2-3 inches
Fruit Width at Shoulders:	0.5-0.75 inches
Fruit Ripening Color Sequence:	Green to Yellow
Days to First Harvest and Maturity:	80-90 color not specified
Wall Thickness:	Thin
Scoville Heat Units (approximate SHU):	15,000-30,000
Heat:	Medium Hot 2.5-30K SHU

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb Shrub
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun
Water Preferences:	Mesic
Plant Height:	24-36 inches
Leaves:	Broadleaf
Fruit:	Showy Indehiscent
Bloom Size:	Under 1"
Uses:	Vegetable Suitable as Annual

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Posted by gardenfish (Arkansas - Zone 7b) on Aug 8, 2019 10:36 AM concerning plant:

I am growing this pepper for my son who likes them hot! The ripe fruit is a clear yellow. The pepper size is small, but packs a punch! I understand it is a pepper from the indigenous people in Ecuador.

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Posted by gardengus (Indiana Zone 5b) on Sep 19, 2013 5:47 PM concerning plant:

I have grown this pepper. It is about 2 feet tall. It is not a large plant, but it really produces . The fruit is a hot pepper, yellow and thin walled with few seeds. It is said to have a citrus tang.
Great plant for container (size) or in a mixed border(color)
Also freezes well. I freeze it whole and chop while still frozen.

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