Pretty in Purple Pepper

With its eye-catching purplish hue, the Pretty in Purple pepper is a top choice for those seeking a colorful ornamental chili. Its pods shine with this royal hue – like there’s an inner purple brightness to the fruits. While the plant is compact in size, it blooms a multitude of chilies, allowing the Pretty in Purple to work as both accent color or as a focal point for edible landscaping projects in both large gardens or small containers. These chilies also perform reasonably well in the kitchen, too,  with a very eatable jalapeño-like heat (4,000 to 8,000 Scoville heat units).

As an ornamental pepper, the Pretty in Purple is suited for both a starring role and accent coloring in landscaping projects. A lot of fruits grow on the compact plant, so the purple tone really draws the eye. The plants compactness, too, makes this chili a very good option for container gardening. This is a great option for edible landscaping for small spaces like balconies and urban gardens.

The Pretty in Purple can be a jalapeño substitute for recipes where the jalapeño’s bright grassy flavor aren’t critical. Given one plant grows a heck of a lot of these tiny chilies, you’ll have plenty of opportunity for the subbing. Try them in salsas (especially for the fun extra of the purple hue) and salads. They also make good pickling peppers.

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