About Rocoto Red
Rocoto Red is classic red C. pubescens variety. Rating 30,000-50,000 SHU offers cayenne-level heat. Black seeds distinguish from all other common peppers. Very thick fleshy walls. Essential in Andean cuisine. Grows at high altitudes where other peppers fail. Requires cool temperatures. The fruity flavor is unique to species. Can tolerate light frost. Ancient cultivated species in Andes.
Flavor profile
Hot, fruity
In the kitchen
Andean cuisine, stuffing
Growing information
- Difficulty
- Difficult
- Days to harvest
- 120-150 days
- Plant height
- 48-72 inches
Similar peppers
- Manzano Pepper 12,000 – 30,000 SHU Same species and medium heat
- Rocoto Canario 30,000 – 50,000 SHU Same species and medium heat
- Rocoto Brown 30,000 – 50,000 SHU Same species and medium heat
- Rocoto San Isidro 50,000 – 100,000 SHU Same species and medium heat
- Aji Charapita 30,000 – 50,000 SHU Medium heat
- Thai Dragon 50,000 – 100,000 SHU Medium heat
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