Tepin, Amarela

Description

A yellow chiltepin — the wild bird pepper, Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum, and the plant most botanists regard as the ancestor of every domesticated annuum in the world. The berries are tiny, barely 8 mm across, held upright on the branch rather than hanging, and where the wild type goes red this one ripens to a clear yellow-orange. A loaded bush is a genuinely striking thing.

The heat is the chiltepin signature and it is unlike a cultivated chili: it arrives all at once, very sharp, and then it is gone again — Mexican gatherers call it arrebatado, “snatched away”. Behind it is the clean, faintly smoky tepin flavour that makes it worth crushing into beans, salsas and vinegars.

Chiltepins are tough perennials; in a frost-free spot individual plants have been recorded living for decades. That toughness, the small leaves and the woody frame make it one of the best subjects there is for bonchi, and it overwinters indoors without complaint. Isolated seeds.

Limited supply.

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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 , Wild chiles , Hot , Bonsai , Easy to grow , Ornamental