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Jalapeño Purple Pepper Seeds - Medium Heat, Sweet Flavor - Heirloom

Jalapeño Purple Pepper Seeds - Medium Heat, Sweet Flavor - Heirloom

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Jalapeño Purple Pepper Seeds - A Unique Twist on a Classic Favorite

Spice up your garden and your meals with these Jalapeño Purple Pepper Seeds, offering a delightful blend of medium heat and unexpected sweetness. Unlike traditional jalapeños, these peppers boast thick, crisp walls perfect for adding a satisfying crunch to salads, sandwiches, and salsas.

Why Choose Jalapeño Purple Pepper Seeds?

These heirloom, open-pollinated peppers are a feast for the eyes and the palate. The 3” long peppers transition from deep green to striking dark purple before maturing to a vibrant red. With all three colors often present at once, the plant doubles as a stunning ornamental addition to your garden.

Key features:

  • Medium heat level (5,000 Scoville) with a bright, sweet flavor
  • Thick-walled peppers ideal for fresh eating
  • Showy lavender flowers on sturdy 24” plants
  • Beautiful color progression from green to purple to red
  • GMO-free seeds, 10 per packet

Growing Your Jalapeño Purple Peppers

For best results, start seeds indoors 8 weeks before warm weather arrives. Plant in sterile media 1/4” deep, maintain 85°F bottom heat, and keep moist. Seeds typically germinate in 7-14 days. Transplant when seedlings have 6 true leaves, spacing plants 30” apart in rich soil or in 5-gallon containers.

Harvest the peppers at their beautiful purple stage, or leave them longer to develop full red maturity. Either way, you’ll enjoy a uniquely flavorful jalapeño that’s as beautiful as it is delicious. 

Ready to grow something extraordinary? Add these Jalapeño Purple Pepper Seeds to your garden today and enjoy a harvest that’s equal parts tasty and breathtaking!

  • Each packet contains 10 seeds
  • Heat Level: Medium
  • SHU: 5,000
  • Maturity: 85 days after transplant
  • Pod Size: 3 in.  Plant Size: 24 in.
  • Origin: U.S.A.
  • Capsicum annuum
  • Heirloom - Open-Pollinated
  • Untreated and Non-GMO

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