Cumari Amarillo, White Flower

Description

Cumari Amarillo, White Flower brings a small piece of the Brazilian wild into a pot. Cumari plants come up on their own at forest edges and along fences in Brazil, and the name comes from the Tupi word for chili pepper. Most cumaris flower white with a broad purple rim, but this selection leaves the purple out: its flowers are white with lime-green spots at the centre, and only the odd bloom shows a faint purple tint.

The pods are just as unusual for a cumari. Instead of the familiar red, they ripen from green to a golden yellow. They are slender little bullets, only a couple of centimetres long, held upright among the hairy leaves. Small as they are, they carry serious heat, well above cayenne though short of a habanero, and a flavour quite unlike any other chili. In Brazil cumari pods are mostly pickled whole in jars. They also dry easily: fill a pepper mill with whole dried pods and grind them fresh over food, or turn them into a hot, aromatic powder.

The plant stays compact for a cumari and is covered in soft hairs, growing into a dense, upright bush with a shape a little like a juniper. A pot of around 10 litres suits it, and it makes good material for bonchi. Ripe pods let go of the plant very easily, so check the plants often and pick gently, or many of them end up on the ground. Germination can be slow, so start early and be patient. Seeds come from a small, very limited batch this season.

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Each pack contains approximately 8–10 or more seeds per variety.
Seeds are packaged in a certified EU seed packaging facility in accordance with applicable regulations.

Categories: Chili Seeds , Wild chiles , Hot , Bonsai