Vegetables
Heredity: Open Pollinated
Country of Origin: Brazil; Argentina; Paraguay

Data specific to Peppers (Edit)
General Type: Other: Wild
Pepper Shape: Round
Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: Green to Red
Green to Orange
Wall Thickness: Thick
Scoville Heat Units (approximate SHU): 8,000-50,000
Heat: Medium Hot 2.5-30K SHU

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Plant Height: 10 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Broadleaf
Fruit: Showy
Indehiscent
Uses: Vegetable
Edible Parts: Fruit
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem

Common names
  • Cold Hardy Chili
  • Cold Hardy Chili Pepper
  • Pimenta-do-Mato
  • Pimenta-Braba

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