Purple Princess 1 Litre Pot Plant

This is a very attractive chilli plant that produces an abundance of chillies - ideal as a pot plant for indoors. The fruits are early ripening, hot cooking chillies. It is perfect for the grower with limited space.

Compact plant with greeny-violet leaves. Produces dark green fruits which grow pointing upwards and ripen reddy-violet. Voted 10th hottest by BBC Gardeners World in 2006 trial.

Heat level: Approximately 30,000 to 60,000 SHUs. Learn about Scoville Heat Units (SHUs) here.

Harvest: Starts fruiting about 90 days from potting on as seedlings and under good growing conditions. Pick when the fruits have ripened. Fruits ripen from purple to a deep red.

Size: The plant can grow to 80m high, but is around 50cm on average. Can be grown in pots or directly in the ground. Pots should be a minimum of 1 litre, although 2 litres is preferable.

Capsicum annuum

Packaging & Shipping Information

Each plant is sent in its own box to keep it safe in the post and is shipped with full care instructions.

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.