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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Fruit: Showy
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual

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Location: Zone 5 Indiana
Date: 2015-11-28
Calabrian Diavolicchio Capsicum: Annuum Origin: Italy Scoville un
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  • Posted by DanCarmona (Fort Wayne, Indiana - Zone 5a) on Dec 18, 2015 11:53 AM concerning plant:
    Calabrian Diavolicchio
    Balanced spicy, fruity, smoky, and salty flavors, these complex chiles are a great complement to many savory dishes. Excellent with pizza, pasta, garlic bread, stews, chilis, soups, salsa and for infusing olive oil.
    Calabria is at the toe of the boot, the extreme south of Italy. The term "Calabrian Chile" could refer to any number of peppers (pepperoncini) propagated in the Calabria region of Italy

    Capsicum: Annuum
    Origin: Italy
    Scoville units: 0-3,000
    Type:
    Uses: pizza, pasta, garlic bread, stews, chilis, soups, salsa
    Taste: varied mild to spicy, fruity, smoky, and salty
    Fruit color & size: green > red, 3-5"
    Fruit position & shape: pendant, elongate
    Plant height: 24-36" (45-60 cm)
    Maturity: 75-80 days
    Habit: tree-like, sturdy,24-36"
    Germ. time: 2-6 weeks @ 75-90°
    Seed Source: www.suburbanseeds.com

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