Jalapeno, Orange Spice

Description

Released by the NMSU Chile Pepper Institute in 2015 — bred by Paul Bosland and Danise Coon from a cross of the ‘Permagreen’ bell with ‘Early Jalapeno’, then backcrossed to a true jalapeño pod type. The result is a jalapeño that ripens orange instead of red, and carries far more heat than the type usually does.

Around 80,000 Scoville against roughly 30,000 for a standard Early Jalapeno — so nearly three times the bite, in a pod that still looks and cooks like a jalapeño. Pods are about 6.5 cm long with walls a shade over 2 mm, and they develop the pale corking lines of a classic jalapeño as they mature.

The plants are genuinely compact, 36–45 cm, and set their fruit in a concentrated flush rather than dribbling it out over the season. Open-pollinated, so you can save your own seed. Everything a jalapeño does — salsa, poppers, pickles — with the heat turned up and a colour nobody expects.

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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. annuum , Jalapeno , Hot , Easy to grow