Description
Rocoto Marlene
‘One of the hottest Rocoto’s you can get’
C. Pubescens
The Rocoto Marlene is native to Peru, but now a days they are grown throughout all South America. You will find them with different names eg Locoto in Bolivia and Manzano in Mexico.
The Pubescens species has some very interesting characteristics:
- The stems and leaves are hairy (Pubescens is Latin and means reach puberty, become hairy or botanically it means covered with fine short hair)
- Contains more Dihydrocapsaicin than capsaicin resulting in a different burn.
- The flowers have blue/violet petals
- The seeds are black
- The species is more resistant to cold than other species. They are adapted to 4-21 degrees Celsius
It is said the plant grows up to four-meters tall and can live up to 15 years, which gives an almost tree-like appearance with age.
Excellent for making your own chilli jam, or a paste. Due to it’s heat level you could also make a delicious chilli sauce.
Pods size: 5 x 5 cm
Flavour wise: Very fresh and juicy with a light capsicum flavour, plus very firm and thick in consistency
Heat level: The heat kicks in straight away and it has a really deep all over burn. Hot.
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