Filius Blue Pepper

Straightforward and peppery with bell-pepper-like qualities that are not overly complex; sweetens and heat diminishes as fruits mature from purple-blue to red.

Filius Blue is a small, bushy Capsicum annuum plant typically reaching 20–60 cm in height with attractive foliage often showing purple or blue tinges. It produces heavy yields of small ovoid to conical fruits about 1.3–2.5 cm long that start deep indigo, violet-blue, or purplish (sometimes nearly black) and ripen through orange to a fiery red. The taste is straightforward and peppery with mild bell-pepper notes. It is fully edible and used in salsas, sauces, fresh dishes, and drying, though it is also prized as a colorful ornamental for pots, patios, and small gardens. It holds the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit.

Heirloom variety originating in Mexico, valued for its unique fruit coloration starting in shades of blue-purple rather than green and its rare decreasing heat profile with ripeness. Popularized in seed catalogs for both ornamental and culinary use in small spaces. Has received the Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit.

How hot is Filius Blue Pepper?

Capsi’s sourced range is 20,000 SHU (Official breeder). 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 Filius Blue Pepper taste like?

Straightforward and peppery with bell-pepper-like qualities that are not overly complex; sweetens and heat diminishes as fruits mature from purple-blue to red.

How do I grow Filius Blue Pepper?

Filius Blue Pepper: about 85 days to maturity, subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

What can I substitute for Filius Blue Pepper?

Capsi does not have that recorded yet.