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Chilli Pepper 'Scallywag' - SeedsCapsicum pubescensChilli Pepper

Tender Perennial

£3.99

One of the most stunning chillies

Distinctive fleshy fruits like mini bell peppers

80,000 SHU

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Height Up to 60cm (24in)
Spread Up to 45cm (18in)

Tender Perennial

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Rocoto chillies are one of the most impressive when in full fruit but grow very large and take a long time to mature. Chilli Pepper ‘Scallywag’ defies tradition by being the earliest to ripen, as well as one of the most compact and perennial. Plants offer cascading beauty and an abundance of fiery red chillies with a distinctive appearance.

Purple flowers develop into brilliant red, glossy fruits that resemble mini bell peppers, with thick, juicy flesh and unusual black seeds. At 80,000 SHU, this is a hot chilli and its juiciness means that its best used fresh. It makes delicious salsas and in South America the fleshy fruits are traditionally stuffed with meat or cheese and baked. Take care when slicing these very juicy fruits as they can spurt chilli juice.

Plants can be successfully overwintered. Simply move them to a frost-free conservatory or lean-to, keep them reasonably dry, and they’ll burst back to life in spring. Height: 60cm (24in). Spread: 45cm (18in).

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1 Packet (8 Seeds) (KF7211)

Sowing

Sow Chilli Pepper seeds on the surface of a good, free-draining, damp, seed sowing mix and cover with a fine sprinkling of compost or vermiculite. Place seed trays in a propagator at a temperature of 18-20C (64-68F) for up to 14 days. Do not exclude light as this helps germination.

When seedlings are large enough to handle, transplant into individual 7.5cm (3”) pots of compost. When plants are well grown and all risk of frost has passed, transplant them into grow bags and containers, or plant them in well prepared beds of fertile, moist, well drained soil in a sunny position at a spacing of 45cm (18”) apart. Chilli peppers may be grown undercover in a greenhouse or polytunnel, or grown outdoors in a sheltered position in full sun. When growing chilli peppers outdoors, gradually acclimatise them to outdoor conditions over a period of 7 to 10 days prior to transplanting them.

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Water chilli pepper plants regularly throughout the growing season and feed weekly with a high potash tomato fertiliser once the first fruits have set. Taller varieties of chilli peppers may require staking. Provide a thick mulch of organic matter around the base of the plants to help conserve moisture and reduce weed growth. In greenhouses, maintain high humidity by damping down paths daily. Harvest chillies singly by cutting them from the plant with secateurs or pull the entire plant when full of red peppers, and hang upside down in the kitchen for use all year round. Chilli peppers grown outdoors must be harvested before the first frosts.

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Seeds and garden supplies will normally be delivered within the time period stated against each product as detailed above. Plants, bulbs, corms, tubers, shrubs, trees, potatoes, etc. are delivered at the appropriate time for planting or potting on. Delivery times will be stated on the product page above, or in your order acknowledgement page and email.

Orders for packets of seed incur a delivery charge of £2.99.

Orders which include any other products will incur a delivery charge of £6.99.

Where an order includes both packets of seeds and other products, a maximum delivery charge of £7.99 will apply - regardless of the number of items ordered.

Large Non-standard items may incur a higher, lorry delivery charge. Charges will be calculated at checkout, but an example of the lorry charges are listed below.

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Thompson & Morgan strives to ensure that all its plants are delivered to you in the perfect condition for planting. While the majority of our nursery plants cope well with slight delays in intransit, sadly, the time it takes to deliver to certain locations in the UK means that we can't guarantee this for some of our smaller plug products and tender bedding and vegetable lines, which do not respond well to the extra journey time. So regretfully while we offer the majority of our live plant offering nationwide, we are unable to ship plugs, begging plants and tender vegetable plants to the following areas: HS, IV41-IV49, IV51, IV55-56, KW15-KW17, PA34, PA41-48, PA60-PA78, PA80, PH40-PH44, TR21-TR24, ZE1-ZE3