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Aji Amarillo Pepper Plant

Name: Aji Amarillo Pepper Plant
Brand: Austin Peppers
Price: 10.00 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Aji Amarillo is a C. baccatum pepper variety, rated medium at roughly 40,000 Scoville heat units, producing yellow pods. Austin Peppers sells it as a live nursery-grown plant, shipped from South Texas. It is also known as Amarillo Chili, Peruvian Yellow Pepper, Kellu Uchu.

Also known as: Amarillo Chili, Peruvian Yellow Pepper, Kellu Uchu

Aji Amarillo pepper plant, ripe yellow pods, medium, (C. baccatum)

Heat Level: Medium (40,000 SHU)

Species: C. baccatum

Pod Color: Yellow

Price: $10.00 USD

A cornerstone of Peruvian cuisine and one of the most flavorful peppers you can grow. Capsicum baccatum, 30,000–50,000 SHU. Pods ripen to bright orange-yellow with thick, fruity flesh and a distinctive tropical character that survives cooking. Used in classic dishes like aji de gallina, ceviche, and causa. Pods reach 4–5 inches at maturity. Heat is real but never overshadows the flavor.This plant is still growing and is not ready to ship yet.

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