Inca Berry

Description

Inca Berry is an old favourite of ours and one of those ajis that simply refuses to have a bad year. The variety is said to trace back to Peru, and it carries the easy-going, generous nature of the Andean baccatums: a plant that gets on with the job and keeps going.

The pods are small, plump and slightly lantern-shaped, a few centimetres long with a rounded shoulder and a blunt tip. They start pale yellow-green, almost cream, and ripen to a glossy bright red. The nice thing is that you do not have to wait for full colour: the flavour is fruity at every stage, fresher and greener early on, sweeter and rounder once red.

Heat is a lively medium, enough to wake up a salsa or a stir-fry without taking over. The small berries are also handy for pickling whole or blending into a bright red sauce.

The real reason it stays on our list is the yield. The plant is compact and branches well, so it does fine in a small pot on a sunny windowsill or balcony and is a good candidate for chili bonsai. Given a bigger container it grows larger and simply produces more.

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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 , C. baccatum , Medium , Bonsai , Easy to grow