fruit

flower

plant

leaf

fruit:

• oblong pod with a unique, distinctly shaped end
• delicious taste and approximately half the heat of Cayenne pepper
• the pepper changes colour from green to red during ripening

plant:

• compact bush, even over 1 meter tall
• broader, pointed, light green leaves with pronounced ribbing
• flowers are usually white, sometimes green-white or yellow-green

cultivation:

• at temperatures above 25°C and moist substrate, these usually sprout within one week
• training of longer branches is advised to prevent their breaking
• the shape is not the same for all of the fruits, but some of the crop is guaranteed to have the "right" shape
• follow general rules for cultivation of chilli peppers

use:

• the shape of the peppers gives pickled or sterilized mixtures desired diversity
• dried and crushed or ground to powder as a spice
• as a gift item :-)

curiosities:

• unique shape resembling the well renowned "instrument from the animal kingdom"
• this iconic variety is sometimes jokingly referred to as the "porn-chilli"

synonyms:

• Peter's penis
• PI 593566
• Penis Pepper
• Tulbert Pepper
• Chilli Willy Pepper
• Willie Pepper
• Willy Pepper
• Pecker Pepper