Manzano/Canario Rocoto Pepper Plant
Manzano/Canario Rocoto is a pepper variety. Austin Peppers sells it as a live nursery-grown plant, shipped from South Texas. It is also known as Canario, Locoto Canario, Rocoto Amarillo, Yellow Rocoto Canario, Rocoto Canario Yellow.
Also known as: Canario, Locoto Canario, Rocoto Amarillo, Yellow Rocoto Canario, Rocoto Canario Yellow
Price: $10.00 USD
Species: C. pubescens Mature pod color: Red Pod form: Apple/bell Heat: 30,000–50,000 SHU (Medium) Days until harvest: Extremely Late 120+ Plant height: 36 to 42 inches Light: Partial to full sun Growing temperature: 60-75°F (16-24°C) Planter size: 1 gallon minimum, optimally 7–10 gallons (26–38 liters) SKU: PP-MANZANOCANARIO-P The only domesticated Capsicum with black seeds and hairy leaves (C. pubescens). Native to the Andean highlands, it's one of the oldest cultivated peppers — archaeological evidence dates it back thousands of years in Peru. Called Locoto in Bolivia, Manzano in Mexico. Can tolerate light frosts, unlike any other domesticated pepper. The thick walls make it perfect for stuffing — Rocoto Relleno is a Peruvian classic. Parentage: Ancient domesticate Also listed as Rocoto Red. Giant-podded form. Mini-podded form. Red is the default ripe color.This plant is still growing and is not ready to ship yet.What you are getting: a seedling, minimum 8 weeks old and at least 6 inches tall. It is not a finished plant. It will need transplanting into a container, so choose the container accordingly: these will grow in anything from a half gallon up, but the pot determines the yield in many cases, and some varieties do better than others in a small one.If it is going outside: harden it off first. Give it a few hours a day somewhere sheltered and out of direct sun, and build that up over a week or so before it lives outdoors full time. A seedling put straight out is a seedling you can lose.Feeding: do not fertilise for the first two weeks. After that, use a balanced fertiliser.More on this variety, and on growing peppers generally, at wikipepper.org.
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