Peppapeach Stripey - 10 seeds

Peppapeach Stripey is a relatively new variety that impresses with both taste and appearance. The peach-colored fruits develop characteristic red stripes and dots, making them particularly attractive on the plant.

The taste is fruity and pleasantly spicy , without excessive pungency. The plants are very productive and give a rich harvest during the season. With cool wintering and subsequent pruning, they can be preserved and develop again the following year.

Characteristics of the variety

✔️ Variety: Peppapeach Stripey
✔️ Botanical species: Capsicum baccatum
✔️ Type: Chili pepper
✔️ Selectors: Chris Fowler and Matt Layton
✔️ Created: around 2021
✔️ Hotness: 2,000–5,000 SHU
✔️ Fruit color: Peach with red stripes and spots
✔️ Taste: Fruity, sweet-spicy
✔️ Spicy level: Mild to moderately spicy
✔️ Fruiting: Very abundant
✔️ Cultivation: Greenhouse or outdoors
✔️ Overwintering: Possible with protection from cold.

🔥 Anger

2,000–5,000 SHU

PepaPeach Stripey is a pleasantly and moderately hot pepper . The spiciness is mild enough to allow the variety's characteristic fruity flavor to remain clearly noticeable.

🌱 Sowing and growing

Sowing period: January – April
Location: Indoors
Germination temperature: 20–30°C
Cultivation: greenhouse or outdoors
Planting outdoors: around the end of May
Support: taller plants can be tied to stakes
Pruning: suitable for shaping a compact plant.

For higher yields, growing in a greenhouse is recommended. In the fall, the plants can be moved to pots and continue fruiting on a bright window. With a cool wintering and pruning, they can grow again the next season.

🍴 Culinary app

The fruity flavor and relatively mild pungency make the variety excellent for:

• Fresh salads
• Salsa
• Hot and sweet-spicy sauces
• Spicy side dishes
• Pickling
• Fresh consumption
• Decorative dish decoration

Salads and salsa are particularly suitable applications for this variety.

💡 Tip from Urban Botaniks: Pepa Peach Striped is an excellent choice if you are looking for a variety that is both decorative, productive and culinary interesting . Due to its relatively mild 2,000–5,000 SHU and fruity flavor, you can use a larger amount of the beautiful striped fruit in fresh salsas and sauces, without the spiciness completely dominating the other ingredients.