Bahia

• General Info
• Seed Availability
• Buy Seeds from Tatiana's

Bahia
Classification	C. frutescens
Type	chili
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape
Fruit size	small
Heat level	hot
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)	5,000 - 30,000
Maturity	midseason
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	Brazil

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bahia - ripe fruit. 2014-10-04.

B.C KO T

Small red cayenne peppers, pods are 2" x 1/2". Medium hot. Very prolific. Plants are 2.5-3' tall, with dark green leaves that are more narrow than most of the other peppers. Separates easily from stem. Dries easily and makes delicious cayenne powder.

Seed source:

Seed Savers Heritage Farm, Decorah, Iowa (IA SSE HF) 13 / Howard C. Essl of Bethesda, Maryland (MD ES H)

Year grown: 2014

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

---

History

• Originated in Brazil (?).
• First offered in the Seed Savers 1988 Yearbook by Howard C. Essl of Bethesda, Maryland (MD ES H)
• SSE PEPPER 262.
• Introduced commercially by Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds in 2015.

---

Picture Gallery

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bahia - ripe fruit. 2014-10-04.

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bahia - ripe fruit. 2014-10-04.

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bahia - ripe fruit. 2014-10-04.

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bahia - ripe fruit. 2014-10-04.

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bahia - ripe fruit. 2014-10-04.

• 

  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bahia - ripe fruit. 2014-10-04.

Tatiana's TOMATObase is Garden Watchdog Top 5.

Order seeds from Tatiana's TOMATObase Seed Shop

Seed Availability

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

Tatiana's TOMATObase is Garden Watchdog Top 5.

We are a Garden Watchdog Top 5 Seedbank.

Click here to order seeds from Tatiana's TOMATObase Seed Shop

You can buy Bahia seeds at Tatiana's TOMATObase Seed Shop.

By buying our seeds you help us to maintain and improve Tatiana's TOMATObase website, and to preserve many endangered open-pollinated varieties.

The proceeds from seed sales and donations are our only source of funding at this time.

Thank you so much for your support!

Tatiana