Asante Pepper Plant
Asante is a pepper variety. Austin Peppers sells it as a live nursery-grown plant, shipped from South Texas.
Price: $15.00 USD
Species: C. annuum Heat: 30,000-50,000 SHU (Medium) Plant height: 24 to 30 inches Light: Full sun (6–8+ hrs) Growing temperature: 70-85°F (21-29°C) Planter size: Medium 5–7 gallons (19–26 liters) Mature pod color: Red The pepper of the Ashanti region around Kumasi, in Ghana, where it has been grown and sold for more than five hundred years and still is. It is the backbone of shito, the Ghanaian chile condiment that runs deep, earthy and smoky. A compact, prolific plant that wants full sun and rich, well-drained ground, with a little afternoon shade when the heat turns punishing.
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