Aji Red 1 Litre Pot Plant - Pre-Order Now!

This heavy cropping and easy-to-grow Peruvian variety grows into a large, drooping plant with fruits 6-8cm long that ripen from a translucent yellowy green to a translucent bright red. The fresh fruit has a distinctive citrus flavour. Due to its drooping nature, this plant is a good choice for a hanging basket.

Heat level: 40,000 to 70,000 SHUs. Learn about Scoville Heat Units (SHUs) here.

Harvest: Starts fruiting about 120 days from potting on as seedlings and under good growing conditions. Pick when the fruits have reached their maximum size. Fruits ripen from green to red.

Size: Plants can get quite tall, well over 1m and will require support if grown in pots. They can also be grown in hanging baskets.

Capsicum baccatum

Packaging & Shipping Information

The plant varieties available will change throughout the season. Plants are sent in 1Ltr (13cm) pots.

Pre-ordered plants are shipped out as soon as the plants are mature enough and have a root ball which is strong enough to cope with the shipping process.

Growers Guide

Please find our chilli growing instructions here.