Chilli 'Paprika'
Chilli 'Paprika' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Paprika' looks a lot like 'Birdseye Thai' but the mild, spicy taste is completely different. It has long, red, narrow fruit to 7 cm long. Use it fresh or it can be dried and ground into powder or strung along string to dry. The hardy bushes grow to around 70 cm tall and take a while to start producing but continue to fruit over a long period. Days to harvest: 100 days. Scoville heat scale 4,000 units.
Product: Chilli 'Paprika'
Product type: SEED (20)
Botanical name: Capsicum annuum
Paprika' looks a lot like 'Birdseye Thai' but the mild, spicy taste is completely different. It has long, red, narrow fruit to 7cm long. Use it fresh or it can be dried and ground into powder or strung along string to dry. The hardy bushes grow to around 70cm tall and take a while to start producing but continue to fruit over a long period. Scoville heat scale 4,000 units.
Plant type: Warm season, frost tender annual
Plant height: 70 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 23 - 30°C soil temp.
Temperate: Early spring - inside with extra heat; outside after frost danger has passed
Subtropical: Spring
Tropical: All year but avoid January - February
Germination: 7 - 14 days
Depth: 6 mm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Into seedling pots, transplant when soil is warm
Soil type: Fertile well-drained soil pH 5 - 6
Details: Avoid high nitrogen fertilisers as these will promote leaf growth at the expense of fruit; keep moisture constant
Harvest: 100 days; use fresh or dried; continues to bear over a long period
Suitable for hot and humid: Suitable for hot and humid growing conditions
20 seeds per packet
Capsicum annuum
Warm season, frost tender annual
Chilli 'Paprika'
Paprika' looks a lot like 'Birdseye Thai' but the mild, spicy taste is completely different. It has long, red, narrow fruit to 7 cm long. Use it fresh or it can be dried and ground into powder or strung along string to dry. The hardy bushes grow to around 70 cm tall and take a while to start producing but continue to fruit over a long period. Days to harvest: 100 days. Scoville heat scale 4,000 units.