Here is the Capsicum Flexuosum Monteiro Lobato (Dwarf) wild pepper, Capsicum flexuosum, Scoville Units: 50,000 SHU. This wild pepper originates from the southern Monteiro Lobato regions of Brazil and is more of a tree then a pepper plant and can reach 1 feet tall. Seeds are from this plant and is about 4 years old. Plant never got any bigger than 1 foot tall. This species is cold hardy down to temperatures as cold as 15 degrees F or lower! It is also a black seed variety with very tiny seeds. The fruits range around 1/8 inches in size and are pink. They can be very heavy producers well over 50 pods per plant. Flowers are white with brown patches on petals. This is among some of the more difficult to start from seed, some seed can pop up as long as a year later! We are offering only seed not cuttings. There are several variations of capsicum flexuosum, this is just one, the 2n = 24 chromosomes strain. These peppers are mild in heat but can be quite hot and varies from pepper to pepper. We will update this listing once seeds become available in the fall. Some of the other Hardy Chili Pepper, Capsicum flexuosum varieties we offer are the red flower, and Monteiro Lobato are just some of the other varieties Capsicum Flexuosum we offer. Open pollinated up to 130 days to sprout. LOT# 1 TAG# 000-2026
 
NOTE: The seeds can be extremely difficult to sprout and can take months to germinate. These were collected directly from our 4 year old bushes and are fresh seeds.