Pepper Hot, Trepadeira Werner

A wild Brazilian pepper that looks like a cherry and tastes like a berry… but hot! This very fruit- forward chili pepper has upper mid-level heat and sweet balance, making it a rollercoaster for the tastebuds! The bushy 3 to 5 foot plants are bespeckled with oodles of these 1 inch, lipstick red pods. You will find the form highly ornamental and the flavor top notch. Excellent fresh or cooked and especially nice when pickled or made into hot sauce. 

• 8-12 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 10-14 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 70-95 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
• Plant Spacing: 14-18"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Capsicum baccatum

Growing Tips: Start indoors in bright light 8-12 weeks before last frost date. Heat mat helps to warm soil and speed germination. Peppers often appreciate a bit of afternoon shade during the hottest summer weather.