Hot Pep Tricolor

There is something special about our Hot-Pep-Tricolor chilly peppers. Normal chilly peppers grow underneath the leaves and change color quickly. Tricolor peppers do things differently. The chilly peppers slowly turn from lime green, through orange to their eventual red color. The process is very gradual so there will be all kinds of different colors on the plant at any time. To show off this spectacle the chilly peppers are not hidden under the leafs of the plant, they stick out on top.

When the peppers of your Hot-Pep-Tricolor plant have finally turned red, the can be harvested. The plant has one more surprise in store for us. The chilly peppers are mild, almost sweet to the taste. If you like a little spicy, you could even eat them right from the plant. Hot-Pep-Tricolor plants are about 40cm high. If you follow the plant care tips you should be able to pick about 20 fresh chilly peppers.