Lemon Drop (PI 315024)

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Lemon Drop (PI 315024)
Classification	C. baccatum
Type	aji
Fruit color	yellow
Fruit shape	conical, long, slim
Fruit size	small
Heat level	medium
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)	15,000-30,000
Maturity	midseason
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	Peru

History

• Originated in Peru.
• First offered in the Seed Savers 1993 Yearbook by Dorothy Noble of Phoenixville, Pennsylvania (PA NO D), who got the seeds from USDA.
• Please note that Lemon Drop (USDA, PI 315024 (Peru)) is sometimes classified as C. chinense, and other times as C. baccatum. I believe the chinense designation is coming from the USDA where the seeds originated from for many North American growers. The best way to differentiate between chinense and baccatum species is by petals color - baccatums have greenish-yellow speckles on petals, and chinense peppers do not.
• United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), PI 315024. Collected from Peru and donated to the USDA in 1966 from University of California.

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Also known as

• Peru Yellow
  
• Aji Limon
  
• Hot Lemon
  
• Aji Limo

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2015		.	.
2014	Tomato Growers Supply - new	.	.
2013	Pepper Gal	3	.
2012		3 + 1 (as Aji Limon) +3 (as Aji Limo)	.
2011		3	.
2010		1	.
2009		3 + 3 (as Aji Limo)	.
2008		2	.