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Purira Chillies

by Mark Rowland

Purira

Species : Capsicum annuum
Pungency : quite hot
Flavour : good
Chillies : medium size, upright
Shape : bullet
Unripe Chillies : pale green, some purple marking
Ripe Chillies : red
Flesh : fairly thin
Plant : upright, fairly compact
Season : quite early
Yield : very good

Notes

Purira, also spelt Purrira, is sometimes listed as being a Capsicum frutescens variety. The flowers of his strain, however, were clearly Capsicum annuum, and the fruit resembled a good quality serrano with relatively firm flesh.

Images

purira chili flower

red chilli fruit

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