Black Olive
$6.00 USD
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Black Olive
$6.00 USD
Medium Heat
Black Olive is an ornamental pepper plant with greenish purple to black foliage and purple flowers that yield clusters of small, 1- to 2-inch fruit. The slightly conical peppers start purple-black and ripen to wine red. Their moderate heat is balanced by green herb notes, light earthy undertones, and a peppery finish, becoming slightly sweeter when fully ripe. Use them in stir-fries, pickled, chili oils, or dried and ground for spice. Bred from Indigenous Mesoamerican pepper varieties, Black Olive won the 2012 All-America Selections Flower Award. Modern heirloom.
Heat level: 10,000 - 30,000 SHU
Plant height: 18 - 24 inches
Harvest: 80 - 90 days from transplant
Share your pepper photos or favorite pepper recipe—and get free seeds!
Pepper photos: Please use photos on the Pequin pepper page as a guide. Submit one photo of your plant bearing fruit and another showing the pepper(s) in your hand. In return, you may choose any three seed varieties currently in stock. Bhut Jolokia excluded.
Recipes: Submit your favorite pepper-dish recipe along with a photo of the finished dish and choose any three seed varieties currently in stock. Submit an authentic ethnic recipe to receive five seed packs. Bhut Jolokia excluded.
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