Purple Cayenne

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Purple Cayenne
Classification	C. annuum
Type	cayenne, chili
Fruit color	purple turning red at maturity
Fruit shape	long, slim
Fruit size	medium
Heat level	very hot
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Maturity	midseason
Variety type	open-pollinated
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Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Purple Cayenne - ripe fruit. 2014-08-21.

B.C KO T

Beautiful plants with purplish stems and flowers. Bright purple pods are slim and dark purple, turning dark red at full maturity. Very hot and delicious. Very productive.

Seed source:

Richard Nadeau of St-Pie-de-Guire, Quebec (QUE NA R) 12 / Solana Seeds

Year grown: 2014

Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)

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History

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• First offered in the Seed Savers 2010 Yearbook by Phillip & Carlton Pittman of Campobello, South Carolina (SC PI C), who bought seeds from Pinetree Seeds .

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Picture Gallery

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Purple Cayenne - plant. 2014-05-31.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Purple Cayenne - plant. 2014-05-31.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Purple Cayenne - plant. 2014-05-31.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Purple Cayenne - flower. 2014-05-31.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Purple Cayenne - plant with flowers and fruit. 2014-06-19.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Purple Cayenne - green fruit. 2014-06-11.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Purple Cayenne - green fruit. 2014-06-11.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Purple Cayenne - ripe fruit. 2014-08-21.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Purple Cayenne - ripe fruit. 2014-08-21.

Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2015		.	.
2014		.	.
2013		1	.
2012		1	1
2011		0	1
2010		1	.
2009		0	.
2008		0	.