PEPPER 'Bulgarian Carrot Chili'

Also known as Shipkas. Resembling little polished fluorescent-orange carrots, the thin-walled 1½–3½" tapered fruits are as hot as they look and make welcome additions to chutneys, marinades and salsas, as well as excellent hot sauces, also delicious dried and ground. Their fruity undertone nicely complements their heat. Just 18" tall, these prolific plants bear clusters of peppers close to the main stem, an unbelievable 40–55 fruits per plant! Brought indoors, they they can produce through the coldest part of the winter. Heirloom was smuggled here through the Iron Curtain more than 40 years ago. 5,000–30,000 SHU. 68 days, open-pollinated.