The "Habanero Orange" hot orange pepper (Capsicum chinense) belongs to the spiciest pepper varieties currently availably on the market. The plant offered here develops a bushy habit and grows up to 90 cm tall. Its large, dark green leaves and numerous small fruit in intense orange colour make it a very decorative specimen. Peppers of this variety take on an elongated, block or rounded shape and are usually asymmetrical. They are covered with a shiny peel in a colour resembling of a ripe tangerine. Their flesh has a pleasant, citrus aroma, yet an extremely spicy taste - up to 350,000 points on the Scoville scale. For this reason, you'd better not to eat them raw without additives, while they are excellent for drying and marinating. Both processed and fresh fruit can be added to soups, sauces, stews and even desserts. Peppers will not only give dishes a pleasant, spicy taste, but also enrich them with valuable antioxidants.

Seeds of the "Habanero Orange" pepper should be sown onto a hotbed or at home in early spring. This thermophilic plant is native to Mexico, therefore it does not tolerate frost. It is suitable for pot cultivation on the balcony and growing in plastic foil tunnels and greenhouses. Plant the seedlings to the ground or under unheated covers at the end of May. The proposed variety would develop well at any sunny site. This pepper likes fertile, organically or minerally fertilized, humus-rich soils.

Note: Seeds of the "Habanero" pepper must be sown in gloves. Wash your hands thoroughly immediately after carrying out this task.

One package contains 0.15 g seeds of the "Habanero Orange" hot chilli pepper.

• Weight: 0.15 g
• Height: 90 cm
• Use: Spice - raw or dried and ground
• Growth form: bushy
• Site: sunny; fertile, organically or minerally fertilized, humus-rich soil