Brazilian Starfish Yellow

Sweet and fruity, with an apple or citrus note in the lobes and heat held in the centre.

Pods are about 4 to 5 cm across and only about 1.5 cm high, with pointed lobes. They ripen from green to yellow, and the yellow form has no red stage. Most listings describe thick, crisp walls, though the milder Tennessee line is described as thin. The lobes taste sweet and fruity, sometimes with an apple or citrus note, and the heat sits in the centre. Plants are tall and spreading, often needing a stake, and set a heavy crop in a long warm season. Use the pods raw in salads, pickled, stuffed, or chopped into salsa.

Seed catalogs tie the starfish pod shape to Brazil. Capsicum baccatum was domesticated in the Andes, and this squat type is treated as a Brazilian form of that species. The yellow is sold as a color form that stays yellow instead of finishing red. One milder packet in current US trade comes from grower Kevin Bane in Philadelphia, Tennessee. No release year or original breeder is on record.

How hot is Brazilian Starfish Yellow?

Capsi’s sourced range is 1,500–50,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Capsi uses a sourced range and a trust tier, not a single marketing number. How we verify heat: https://web.thecapsi.app/learn/heat-and-capsaicin/how-we-measure-heat

What does Brazilian Starfish Yellow taste like?

Sweet and fruity, with an apple or citrus note in the lobes and heat held in the centre.

How do I grow Brazilian Starfish Yellow?

Brazilian Starfish Yellow: about 95 days to maturity, subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

What can I substitute for Brazilian Starfish Yellow?

Brazilian Starfish Pepper, Bishop’s Crown, Ají Dulce