Mix-up Rocoto Pepper

Capsicum pubescens

We mixed up our seeds and labels, so we have a deal for you! Perennial Rocoto Pepper either yellow or orange (definitely not red). You wont know till they fruit, so you save and we find a home for these amazing peppers!

Are you ready for this amazing black seeded hot pepper from South America. This hardy pepper, also known a tree chili has purple flowers, fury green leaves, spicy red fruits the size of an apple and black seeds. Though the pepper cant withstand a frost, it can handle very cool climates and therefore will grow year after year in USDA Zone 9-11 (some say 8 but would need micro-climate or protection). Amazing addition to your food forest, this pepper has huge foot print and after 2 years it can turn into a huge sprawling bush. Peppers mature in winter usually and in warmer climates in fall.