About this seed

Hungarian Paprika is a sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum, family Solanaceae) with no heat. Its long, tapered fruits ripen from green to deep red and can be eaten fresh or dried and ground into paprika. The packet holds 5 seeds.

Fruit and plant

Fruit: elongated and tapered, 12–15 cm long, about 80–120 g, with glossy, smooth skin.
Colour: green, ripening to deep red.
Taste: mild and sweet, no heat.
Plant: compact and bushy, 60–90 cm tall; fits beds and containers.
Type: heirloom from Hungary.

Fresh or dried

Use the peppers fresh in salads, roasted or stuffed. For paprika, let the fruit ripen fully red, dry it and grind it. The peppers can also be pickled.

Sow warm, about 6 mm deep

Keep the soil at 18–35 °C, the optimum range for this species. At 25–35 °C seedlings usually appear in about 8–9 days. Sow about 6 mm deep and start indoors 8–10 weeks before the last frost date. These figures are typical for Capsicum annuum, not measured on this lot.

Planting out and harvest

Move the plants outdoors when the weather is reliably warm and frost is over. Space them 40–50 cm apart in full sun and well-drained, fertile soil, water regularly and mulch. Fruit is typically ready 80–90 days after transplanting, counted from the day the plants go outside.

Keeping spare seed

Pepper seed of this species stays usable for about 2 years when stored cool, dark and dry. We do not state a germination percentage for this packet.

What you get

5 seeds of Sweet Pepper Hungarian Paprika.

FAQ

Is it hot?

No. It is a sweet pepper with no heat.

Can I make paprika powder from it?

Yes; dry the fully red fruit and grind it.

Will it grow in a pot?

Yes; the plant stays 60–90 cm tall.