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Fish Hot Pepper Heirloom Seeds – Variegated Capsicum Annuum, Heat Tolerant
Fish Hot Pepper Heirloom Seeds – Variegated Capsicum Annuum, Heat Tolerant
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Fish Hot Pepper Heirloom Seeds – Variegated Capsicum Annuum, Heat Tolerant
Fish Hot Pepper Heirloom Seeds – Variegated Capsicum Annuum, Heat Tolerant
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Fish Hot Pepper, Heirloom Seeds

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Pkt Size/Approx, Seeds: ~25+ Seeds

Fish Hot Pepper – A Pre-1870s African-American Heirloom with Stunning Variegated Foliage

One of the most visually striking peppers you can grow, Fish Hot Pepper is an African-American heirloom predating the 1870s, traditionally used in shellfish and fish cookery in the Chesapeake Bay region. Plants feature gorgeous green and purple foliage splashed with white, while pods ripen through a rainbow of variegated colors — white with green stripes, orange with brown streaks, deep purple, and finally brilliant red. Very hot at 5,000–10,000 SHU, with excellent heat tolerance and great for drying.

Why Grow Fish Hot Pepper?

  • Stunning variegated foliage & multi-colored pods — ornamental and edible
  • Pre-1870s African-American heirloom — rare living culinary history
  • 5,000–10,000 SHU — very hot, excellent for fish & shellfish cookery
  • Generous packet — 25 Seeds for a full planting
  • Open-pollinated — save seed year after year

Growing Notes

Start seeds indoors 8–10 weeks before last frost. Transplant to full sun in fertile, well-draining soil, spacing 18–24 inches apart. Plants reach 18–24" tall with great heat tolerance. Keep evenly watered. Harvest at any color stage or allow to ripen fully red.

Days to maturity: 80 days
Packet size: 25 Seeds
Spacing: 18–24 inches
Sun: Full sun

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