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Pepper profile

Purple Jalapeño

Origin
Mexico
Species
Capsicum annuum
Ripe color
Purple to Red
Pod size
2-3 inches

Scoville heat range

2,500 – 8,000 SHU

Mild heat level

About Purple Jalapeño

Purple Jalapeño is jalapeño that ripens from purple. Rating 2,500-8,000 SHU offers jalapeño heat. Fruits start purple before ripening to red. The purple stage is striking. Flavor is classic jalapeño. Can be used at purple or red stage. Very productive plants. The color provides visual interest. Perfect for gourmet applications. Shows color variation in jalapeños.

Flavor profile

Mild to medium heat

In the kitchen

Unique colored jalapeño

Growing information

Difficulty
Easy
Days to harvest
70-80 days
Plant height
24-30 inches

Sources

  1. Website or article Know The Pepper — Ultimate Pepper Heat Database (opens in a new tab)
  2. Website or article Wikimedia Commons — Capsicum annuum Purple Jalapeno 1zz.jpg (opens in a new tab)

Sources are added by editors when they verify a fact. Fields without a listed source are recorded from imports or model suggestions and shown as unreviewed until checked.

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