50 Variegated PURPLE TIGER PEPPER Trifetti Tricolor Capsicum Annuum Medium Hot Vegetable Seeds
DESCRIPTION:
NAME: Purple Tiger Pepper
OTHER COMMON NAMES: Trifetti or Triffetti Variegata / Tricolor Variegated / Variegated Purple Tiger
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Capsicum Annuum
COLOR: Variegated Green, White, & Purple Foliage / Peppers Start Bright Green turning to Dark Purple, then Red at full maturity, often with Stripes during the transition
PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost
PLANT HEIGHT: 18 - 30"
PLANT SPACING: 18 - 24"
HARVEST: 90 Days
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun
SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average
QUANTITY: 50 Seeds
OTHER: Purple Tiger, an heirloom open pollinated variety, produces 1" round to teardrop shaped chili peppers that are of medium heat (5,000 - 11,000 SHU). They are spicy, with a slightly sweet, smoky fruity flavor. The fruits can be harvested at the purple or red stage. Purple Tiger has a wide variety of culinary uses, adding color to any number of dishes from salad to salsa to stews. They can also be pickled, or dried & made in to chili powder.
In addition to producing delicious fruit in fun colors, the Purple Tiger Pepper plant itself is also highly ornamental, featuring variegated green, white, & purple foliage. The compact, bushy plants are also ideal for container gardening.