Chilli Pepper ‘Bishop’s Crown’ Seeds (Capsicum baccatum)

Add unique flavor and moderate heat to your garden with Chilli Pepper ‘Bishop’s Crown’ (Capsicum baccatum). This striking variety produces wing-shaped, bright red fruits with a mild to medium heat, perfect for fresh use, pickling, or culinary dishes. Compact, high-yielding, and easy to grow, it’s ideal for home gardens, patios, and greenhouses.

How to Grow

• Sow seeds indoors 8–10 weeks before the last frost.

• Use well-drained, fertile soil in a warm, sunny location.

• Sow seeds 0.5 cm deep and keep soil consistently moist.

• Maintain a temperature of 22–25°C for optimal germination (10–14 days).

• Transplant seedlings outdoors after all risk of frost has passed, spacing 30–40 cm apart.

• Water regularly and provide support if necessary.

• Harvest fruits when fully colored and firm.

Key Features

• Wing-shaped, bright red fruits with mild to medium heat

• Compact, high-yield variety

• Ideal for fresh eating, pickling, and culinary use

• Easy to grow in gardens, patios, and greenhouses

• Attractive, unusual fruit shape adds visual interest

Ideal For

• Vegetable gardens, patios, and container planting

• Culinary use, pickling, and fresh consumption

• Homegrown spicy dishes and unique garden displays

• Attracting pollinators and adding color to garden beds

Sowing

• Best time: 8–10 weeks before last frost indoors

• Depth: 0.5 cm

• Spacing: 30–40 cm apart outdoors

• Prefers full sun, warm conditions, and fertile, well-drained soil

Quick Tip

• Pinch young growing tips to encourage bushier plants and higher fruit yield.