About Brazilian Starfish

90 days. Delicious and sweet, with a strawberry-apple flavor, the flattened 2” star-shaped fruits change from green to red. Adds a fruity taste to chilis and salsas. In Peru they flavor fish dishes; in Columbia and Ecuador they are made into a condiment. Plants have a weeping, vine-like habit. Heat varies from 5,000 to 30,000 SHU.

About Pepper, Hot

Many shapes. Degrees of heat are measured in Scoville heat units (SHU).

Pot Size & Price
3.5-in. pot
$2.50
Sunlight Exposure
Full Sun
Plant Traits
Cold Sensitive
Culinary

Other varieties of Pepper, Hot

Hot Pepper Flaming Flare, bright red peppers
Photo from All American Selections

Flaming Flare

Catalog
V135
Hot Pepper Wenk's Yellow, short hot peppers in light green, yellow, orange and red
Photo from Seed Savers Exchange

Wenk's Yellow

Catalog
V145