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lemon drop pepper Lemon Drop Pepper Capsicum baccatum

How to sow lemon drop pepper: Direct seed indoors, transplant seedlings outside after hardening off

Sun requirement for lemon drop pepper: Plant in Full Sun

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The Lemon Drop pepper is a Capsicum baccatum cultivar that produces high yields of 60mm long, cone-shaped, slightly crinkled peppers that are yellow when ripe. Peppers have a spicy, citrus-like, lemon flavor and a Scoville rating of 15,000-30,000 units. They are popular in Peruvian cuisine.

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Predictions

Annual

living and reproducing in a single year or less

Height

200cm

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lemon drop pepper is a variety of Capsicum baccatum

Scientific names

Capsicum baccatum

Alternate names

hot lemon pepper

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