fruit

flower

plant

leaf

fruit:

• instantly captures the eye with the plum white colour of its peppers during the whole season
• peppers with a smooth, glossy surface
• rather oblong, thicker in the mid section, often resembling a bullet
• unique taste, scent and heat, similar to Capsicum baccatum varieties

plant:

• very decorative bush, up to 1.5 meters tall and ¾ meter in diameter
• nobody can miss the dark violet or black coloured leaves and fruits
• flowers with purplish petals and a dark violet pistil and stigma

cultivation:

• at above 25°C, the seeds easily sprout within one week
• the growth and ripening take longer, therefore sow early and provide additional lighting
• best grown at a sunny spot, protected against wind and large temperature changes
• don’t forget to give the plant enough space

use:

• both the taste and the looks stand out in pickled or sterilized mixtures
• your friends at degustations are surely going to be amazed by this rare chilli pepper
• dried and ground pulp is an exclusive spice
• thanks to the violet colour, the plant and its fruits are undeniably very decorative

curiosities:

• allegedly, this variety is a wild hybrid of Capsicum chinense and Capsicum annuum
• it is supposedly named after Mrs. de Neyde, on whose garden it grew spontaneously

synonyms:

• Pimenta da Neyde