PlantFiles: Hot Pepper
Capsicum annuum 'Bulgarian Carrot'

Heavy bearer. I didn't try it because I knew it would be too spicy for me, but my then-boyfriend who practically chugs habanero hot sauce teared up after biting into one of these and said it was very hot, much hotter than a jalapeno. He also said it had a delicious fruity flavor. The plant is very handsome and the loads of bright orange fruits look really nice. I had a fun time giving these away.

Grew these for the first time last summer. I was led to believe these were mild, like a mild Jalapeno but they were quite hot. It brings a tear to my eye just thinking about them. Nice crunchy peppers that would probably do well pickled.

Bushy plants grew over 2 feet tall and produced loads of 2 to 3 inch peppers. The peppers are so cute when they turn bright orange, and they're very tasty, with a definite fruity citrus flavor (maybe a little like orange or pineapple? it's hard to say).

Well worth growing. Mine were very hot for a C. annuum.

Open pollinated. Fruits are about 4 inches long, carrot shaped, green ripening to fluorescent-orange., (68 day)