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Capsicum baccatum 61 days. A new development in conventional breeding brings us this award-winning, marvel of a pepper. Aji Rico's 2 ½–4 inch long, conical fruit ripen surprisingly early, especially for a spicy variety. Its large, very vigo...
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Yield like crazy if given space and light, unusual off-putting smell of fuit
Yield quickly to a deep red up here in SE Washington State. Sensitive to earwigs, which I have never seen in my other pepper varieties. The earwigs curl the leaves and hide in the curls. Definitely milder in heat than jalapeños. They have a slight and hard-to-place aroma (ammonia?) with the usual pepper scent that makes me not really enjoy them.
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JJ · September 15, 2025
Tasty and reliable
Early fruit this year, hoping for a banner harvest. The tastiest small pepper well worth growing.
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Sally · July 7, 2025
Aji Rio is a great pepper
The Aji Rio pepper plants are fantastic. They provide an impressive quantity of medium hot fruit which are useful in many dishes. They are good dried and ground as well as in canned salsa. A joy to grow in my greenhouse.
