Capsicum baccatum
Origin: Brazil
Improvement status: Cultivar
Seeds per packet: ~10
Germination tested 08/2025: 98%
Life cycle: Annual
This fun variety comes to us from longtime EFN grower Kevin Bane, of Philadelphia, Tennessee. Among other projects, Kevin is working to find milder hot peppers with great flavor, in an effort to make hot peppers more accessible to more people. These are little heart-shaped red peppers from Brazil with a unique cherry-citrus flavor on very productive plants. Fruits are about as hot as jalapeños. Kevin loves them fresh, pickled, or stuffed!
