Pepper - Aji Amarillo
I got these seeds from PepperLover.com. As the name suggests, it's a yellow pepper (amarillo means yellow in Spanish). Native to Peru, this one is said to be a staple to several popular and traditional dishes. While PepperLover had them labeled as Capsicum Annuum, most of the other sites I've looked at have it listed as Capsicum Baccatum. It looks like since I got these seeds the PepperLover page has also updated them to Baccatum.
Aji Amarillo is a medium heat pepper, somewhere in the 30,000 - 50,000 Scoville range. It starts out green and ripens to a yellow, then on to a golden orange color. It's supposed to have a fruity flavor with a good (but not overpowering) heat. The peppers tend to be 4-6 inches long and some sites have boasted they are so productive they may need staking, while others lament that shorter growing seasons see the ripest peppers only turning yellow (missing the last stretch of growth where it develops to a deeper orange color when grown in it's native habitat of Peru). For colder climate growers, start this one earlier. It's said to be a bit slower than other peppers, and would benefit greatly from extra heat and sun. It can be grown in a container, but it truly thrives when it's in the ground.
80-90 days to maturity
Aji Amarillo is a medium heat pepper, somewhere in the 30,000 - 50,000 Scoville range. It starts out green and ripens to a yellow, then on to a golden orange color. It's supposed to have a fruity flavor with a good (but not overpowering) heat. The peppers tend to be 4-6 inches long and some sites have boasted they are so productive they may need staking, while others lament that shorter growing seasons see the ripest peppers only turning yellow (missing the last stretch of growth where it develops to a deeper orange color when grown in it's native habitat of Peru). For colder climate growers, start this one earlier. It's said to be a bit slower than other peppers, and would benefit greatly from extra heat and sun. It can be grown in a container, but it truly thrives when it's in the ground.
80-90 days to maturity