[CH] Purira pepper

dpgillis (dpgillis@gateway.net)
Fri, 17 Aug 2001 21:36:31 -0500

I don't know how many of you guys have grown Purira peppers, but I have to
say that this pepper is something to behold.  This is my second year of
growing these, and these are about the easiest pepper I've grown.  Right now
I have Scotch Bonnets, Red Savina, Biker Billy, Czech Black, Hot Yellow
Peppers and regular Jalapenos (along with the Purira's).  The Purira's are
nothing short of prolific.  They taste pretty good and the heat is quite
decent.  I'm partial to the taste of the Habanero, (my fiancé is partial to
the jalapeno), so the taste of the Purira is more woody than I'd like, but
it's excellent for salsas and for slicing (fat slices) and serving on
crackers with a bit of goat cheese.  YUM.

I didn't know how many other CH people have grown this zealous plant, but
I'd be interested to know if my experience with this plant is an aberration
or if it's really this easy to grow abundant Purira plants year after
year....