Brazilian Starfish Hot Pepper
The peppers mature.
Brazilian starfish hot pepper. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about hot pepper capsicum baccatum brazilian starfish supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at dave s garden. Peppers get 1 to 2 inches in width and somewhat flat. The brazilian starfish is a uniquely shaped pepper. It grows vine like so support or staking is usually necessary.
Fruit is always juicy and quite sweet. This tall plant has a weeping vine like habit and produces good yields of 2cm in long by 4 cm 1 in wide starfish shaped peppers that are very pungent. Their one and 3 4 inch width spreads out like the arms of a starfish. It is the yellow variant of the brazilian starfish which is red in color.
Brazilian starfish capsicum baccatum this is a very beautiful star shaped pepper. The baccatum pepper species originated in peru but this variety was domesticated in brazil. The fruit varies in heat but often medium spicy sometimes exceeding that of jalapeƱos. This tall plant has a vine like habit and produces good yields of 1 2 inch wide starfish shaped peppers that ripen to a brilliant red at maturity.
Brazilian starfish yellow capsicum bacattum the brazilian starfish yellow pepper also called brazilian starfish yellow is a star shaped or saucer shaped mild chile from brazil. This juicy pepper has a floral fruity flavor with medium heat. How hot are brazilian starfish peppers. The baccatum pepper species originated in peru but this variety was domesticated in brazil.
It is short just 3 4 of an inch tall and boasts the trademark red hue of most chilli peppers. Brazilian starfish boasts complex floral and fruity tones that are perfectly offset by medium heat. Some sources say it s a mild chili others say it reaches the high end of cayenne pepper heat 50 000 shu. Brazilian starfish pepper seeds resembles a star and grows about 2 inches from green to a beautiful red.
It ripens from green to bright yellow and has citrus fruity flavor tones. Expect surprises when snacking on this pepper. Brazilian starfish is a much sought after variety of chilli and a very unusual variety due to its uniquely shaped peppers. Slightly hotter than a jalapeno.
A unique thing about these peppers is that they are wider than they are long. There are discrepancies all around in terms of the scoville heat rating of the brazilian starfish. The brazilian starfish pepper is named for its resemblance to the sea star. 5 000 30 000 scoville heat units 10 pepper seeds.
The plants are incredibly prolific and have a weeping vine like growth. The brazilian starfish chile plants grow 4 5 feet tall. This pepper is great for stir fry sauces and salsa. Originally from peru but domesticated in brazil.
The white flowers of this plant are also very attractive with the very distinctive greenish yellow markings.