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Candy Cane Chocolate Cherry Sweet Pepper Seeds

Candy Cane Chocolate Cherry Sweet Pepper Seeds

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This is the coolest sweet pepper you've ever seen! Even the variegated foliage is attractive, but the peppers will continue to wow you as they ripen from green and white stripes to the chocolate red and cream stripes in their name. Grow them in a container on your patio or balcony to enjoy the view! Small, 1 ½" peppers are crisp and sweet; slice rings into your salads for a beautiful presentation, or slice long strips for stir frying.

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Variety Info

Days to Maturity: 70–75 days from transplanting

Family: Solanaceae

Type: Sweet Pepper (Learn more)

Native: Americas

Hardiness: Perennial grown as an annual; very frost sensitive.

Exposure: Full sun

Plant Dimensions: 18"–24" tall, 12"–18" wide

Variety Info: 3½"–3 ¾" long, 2½"–2 ¾" wide, thin-walled peppers start out green with cream striping, ripening to shades of yellow and red, then finally chocolate and crimson.

Attributes: Frost Sensitive, Good for Containers

Sowing Info

When to Sow Outside: For Mild Climates only: 2 to 4 weeks after average last frost, when soil temperature is at least 70°F.

When to Start Inside: RECOMMENDED. 8 to 10 weeks before transplanting. Ideal soil temperature for germination is 70°–90°F. Transplant seedlings outside 2 to 4 weeks after your average last frost date, and when daytime temperatures are at least 70°F, and nighttime temperatures are at least 55°F. Mild Climates: May be sown in late summer for fall/winter crop.

Days to Emerge: 10–25 days

Seed Depth: 1/4"

Seed Spacing: Start indoors

Row Spacing: 24"–36"

Thinning: Start indoors, plant seedlings 18" – 24" apart outside

Growing Info

Harvesting: Peppers can be harvested green or left on the plant to mature to brownish-red with brown, cream, and green striping.

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Based on 14 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 12 Total 4 star reviews: 1 Total 3 star reviews: 0 Total 2 star reviews: 0 Total 1 star reviews: 1
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  • Rob D.
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Nov 29, 2024
    5 Stars

    Zone 5b. The Candy Cane Chocolate Cherry Sweet Peppers were my favorite favorite new plant of the season. The seeds were started indoors and one was transplanted to a pot and one was transplanted to a vertical planter. The plant in the pot did much better and provided more peppers. The peppers are small, but have a thick skin and great flavor.

  • Gina C.
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Sep 27, 2024
    5 Stars

    The seed packet got me to begin with. The seeds all germinated and the plants were lovely all summer with verigated foliage. Then came the peppers..great crop even with our cooler evening temps here in Wyoming. I left some in the plants just to see what they look like after turning red and I wasn't disappointed. I will be growing these again!

    Which best describes you as a gardener? Intermediate
  • Meriah S.
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Aug 19, 2024
    5 Stars

    Excellent peppers. I have two plants and they are loaded. The pepper aren’t quite as big or thick as a traditional bell pepper but they produce at a much higher rate so it makes up for it. These are expensive and you only get a few seeds but it’s definitely worth it!

    Which best describes you as a gardener? Intermediate
  • Karen Hogan H.
    Verified Buyer
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    Apr 4, 2024
    4 Stars

    This is my husband's crop for hydroponic growing. His second grow year. They just about ready for his buckets. Hydroponic growing.

    Karen

    Which best describes you as a gardener? Beginner
  • Landen M.
    Verified Buyer
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Feb 22, 2024
    5 Stars

    In the picture you can see that my watermelon seeds have already sprouted. I know the pepper seeds take longer to sprout but today I had the first pepper to sprout! I'm really excited to see how my candy cane chocolate cherry pepper plant will perform. I will definitely keep buying seeds from Botanical Interests.

    Which best describes you as a gardener? Beginner