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'Aji Amarillo' Peppers
 

Aji Amarillo

Sub-Category: Hot
 
Sub-Category 2:
Description: Moderately hot South American chile. 16- to 20-inch plants bear conical, wrinkled, greenish/yellow fruit that mature to yellow/orange to red.
Days To Maturity: 80-90
Seed Sources: Underwood Gardens - updated in 2011

 
Rating Summary
 
Overall: (4.4 Stars)Overall
Taste: (4.3 Stars)Taste
Yield: (4.4 Stars)Yield
Ease/Reliability: (4.4 Stars)Ease/Reliability
 
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Reviewed on 11/09/2022 by Saratoga MG - An experienced gardener

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Saratoga, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day

Slow to start but once they took hold they had great production. Skin colors varied slightly in the orange-yellow range. Nice look to the fruit overall with medium heat.
 

Reviewed on 10/14/2022 by Orleans County MGs - An intermediate gardener

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Orleans, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day

Great flavor! Some quite spicy. Upright tall plant with good yield. Slow to mature
 

Reviewed on 10/11/2022 by CCE Orrange County - An intermediate gardener

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Orange, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Big plant with lots of fruit. Quite spicy, but delicious!
 

Reviewed on 10/06/2022 by Tompkins MGs - An experienced gardener

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Tompkins, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day

Plants grew well and produced a lot of peppers, though not many were ripe by the end of September. Hot.
 

Reviewed on 09/27/2022 by Kelley R - An experienced gardener

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Otsego, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: Fewer than 103 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Easy to grow, high-yielding plant. Never ripened to orange, but at the yellow-green stage they have a lovely fruity taste with varying heat; most are quite mild but some pack a significant punch.
 

Reviewed on 09/19/2022 by VVTG Warren - An intermediate gardener

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Warren, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

High yielding, reliable variety. Intense heat.
 

Reviewed on 09/19/2022 by Schuyler CCE - An intermediate gardener

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Schuyler, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: Less than 6 hours per day

taller plant with moderate amount of production.
 

Reviewed on 09/14/2022 by CCE Rockland - An experienced gardener

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Rockland, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day

2 1/2 \' tall plants needed to be staked. High yield of extremely hot peppers with a nice, bright taste.
 

Reviewed on 02/03/2013 by Bill Bolivia - An experienced gardener

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Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Give this cultivar of C. baccatum five stars. P,lants are very productive, growing upwards of 4 feet (treated as an annual). Harvest may occur from green (OK) through amarillo, i.e., yellow, (tasty) and orange (best) stage of maturity. Height of plant demands staking. Thin-walled fruits are very easy to dry. I\'ve grown for two years in north GA; will soon seed plants for first attempt at growing here in VA.
 




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