The chilli pepper 'Royal Black' is a hot variety that is perfect for direct consumption as a savoury, distinct seasoning. It is ideally suited as an apartment and balcony decoration. Stems and leaves of the variety offered here take on an unusual, dark purple, almost black colour. It produces small (2.5 cm long) fruit that take on different colours, from dark purple, dark red to almost black. They owe its hot taste to high content of the heat-generating capsaicin.

Hot pepper 'Royal Black' is perfect for cultivation in pots. Soak its seeds in warm water one day before the sow. You may start growing this variety that is offered in our store in spring and early summer in order to harvest the peppers in August and September. The plant itself is undemanding - you only need to provide it with a soil rich in humus, access to light and a warm, sheltered site so it grows well and produces numerous fruit. Packages available in our store contain 10 pieces of the 'Black Royal' hot pepper seeds.

• Use: direct, raw consumption as seasoning; ornamental
• Harvest time: August - September
• Site: sunny, warm, wind-sheltered; humous soil
• Quantity: 10