Chilli pepper black pearl seeds – 8 seeds per pkt

Black Pearl chillies are the first black leafed ornamental pepper on the market which will make a statement in your conservatory when it is covered in tiny deep purple/black fruit. One of these plants will make a talking point at your dinner party or whenever you have guests popping in.

We suggest starting off the seeds as normal and then growing them in containers when they are strong enough to move, but while some growers say they make superb additions to patios we stress that doing so depends entirely where you live if you want healthy plants.

Conservatories or greenhouses, sunny windowsills are better we believe for these hot little chilli peppers. When unripe they measure between 10,000 and 20,000 SHU (Scoville heat units) which increases as they become ripe

The first black-leafed ornamental chilli pepper on the market. Hot Ornamental Chilli Pepper, bushy, upright, and well-branched plants have foliage that is greenish when young and matures to glossy black with high light and heat. Rounded, shiny black fruit matures to dark red and is very hot to the taste. Days to Maturity: Bloom: 85 black, 140 red ripe Height 45cm.

Capsicum General Sowing information: Chilli seeds and collections - Sow seeds early as some hot peppers can take 120+ days from transplanting to fruiting. Temp should be maintained at as near as possible to the indicated temp 25-30°C. Chilli seeds will germinate at 25C but will take longer so 30C+ is the preferred temp for hot chillies. They can also be slow and erratic to emerge (allow up to 35+ days for germination) compost should not be too moist to prevent the seeds from rotting, keep chilli seed & seedlings out of draughts.