Ornamental Edible
Grow Venezuelan Purple Variegated for its white-and-purple foliage, purple-green stems and tiny purple pods. Casa Verde keeps this pepper for the beauty of the plant; use the small fruit sparingly when a dish needs extra heat.
CASA VERDE · HEAT PROFILE
Medium
- Sweet
- Mild
- Medium — this variety
- Hot
- Super hot
Understanding the heat
A diamond marks the midpoint of a listed range, or the listed value when only one number is given. An arrow marks a stated limit. These are variety guides, not measurements of our seed lot. This guide uses unequal numerical bands: sweet 0; mild up to 10,000; medium 10,000–50,000; hot 50,000–800,000; super hot from 800,000 SHU (display capped at 3 million). Heat varies between fruits and with growing conditions.
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- Heat
- 15000–30000 SHU
FROM GARDEN TO KITCHEN
Small pods, a little extra heat.
Venezuelan Purple Variegated is primarily a decorative garden pepper. In the kitchen, use a little finely minced fruit for heat and let the other ingredients bring the flavour.
01 / SIMMER INTO SOUP
A little warmth in tomato and lentils.
Build a soup with tomato, lentils, onion and garlic. Stir in a very small amount of finely minced pepper and simmer until the lentils are tender. Taste before adding more; these tiny pods can bring noticeable heat.
02 / SAUTÉ WITH MUSHROOMS
Mushroom toast with a touch of heat.
Brown sliced mushrooms, then cook with garlic and a little finely minced pepper. Spoon onto toasted bread. Mushrooms and garlic supply the main flavour; use the pepper sparingly to add heat.
03 / STIR THROUGH VEGETABLE RICE
A small addition to the whole pan.
Sauté onion, carrot and zucchini, then stir through cooked rice and a very small amount of finely minced pepper. Heat through and mix well so the chilli is distributed evenly. Taste and adjust the whole dish gradually.
AI-generated culinary illustrations. Serving inspiration, not photographs of our harvest. Select a photo to enlarge.
CASA VERDE · GROWER’S NOTES
Get to know your pepper.
Ornamental edible pepper
Venezuelan Purple Variegated pepper seeds
Grow Venezuelan Purple Variegated for its white-and-purple foliage, purple-green stems and tiny purple pods. Casa Verde keeps this pepper for the beauty of the plant; use the small fruit sparingly when a dish needs extra heat.
At a glance
Catalogue species
Capsicum annuum
Main appeal
Variegated foliage and small pods
Heat guide
Medium; listed at 15,000–30,000 SHU
Casa Verde tasting
Heat, with little detectable flavour
Why grow it?
Our original growing note singles out the foliage and berry-sized fruit. Choose this as an ornamental edible pepper rather than a large-fruited stuffing variety. The catalogue name does not establish the source of this seed lot.
In the kitchen
- Add a little heat: Finely mince a small amount into a cooked dish, mix through and adjust gradually.
- Keep the main flavour elsewhere: Use tomato, vegetables or other ingredients for the flavour base; our tasting note does not promise fruity or sweet pepper aromas.
- Choose suitable portions: The tiny pods are not practical stuffing peppers. Wear gloves when preparing a batch and avoid touching your eyes.
Growing and harvesting
- Start indoors: Provide warm seed-starting conditions and bright light after emergence.
- Transplant: Harden plants off and wait until frost risk has passed and the soil and nights are warm.
- Site: Choose full sun, well-drained soil and steady moisture.
- Harvest: Allow healthy fruit to develop fully and observe the plants through the season. We have not confirmed a precise maturity day or a complete ripening-colour sequence for this lot.
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What has Casa Verde observed?
Our original note describes variegated foliage and stems, purple berry-sized pods and noticeable heat, with little detectable flavour. It is primarily a visual garden choice.
Is the Scoville range a test result?
No. The 15,000–30,000 SHU figure is the existing catalogue guide, not a laboratory measurement of this lot.
Is this Venezuelan Tiger or a named hybrid cross?
Those names should not be treated as interchangeable. This listing retains the name Venezuelan Purple Variegated; its exact seed-line provenance remains unconfirmed.
Grower note: foliage, fruit size and heat can vary. The decorative appeal is the main reason Casa Verde carries this pepper.
Cook your harvest
Use your harvest in these recipes. Check the variety notes and substitutions in each recipe.
Start indoors 8–10 weeks before last frost. Germinate at 26–30 °C on a heat mat; peppers stall below 22 °C. Pot up to 10–15 cm before hardening off outside after nights stay above 12 °C.
Feed balanced through bloom, then bump potassium for fruiting. Stake taller varieties. More detail in our full Canadian growing guide.
Match the pepper to the technique: thin-walled varieties blister fast in a hot pan; thick-walled ones roast or stuff beautifully; fruit-forward ones make balanced sauces and pickles. The variety's flavour profile is your shortcut — see Choosing the right pepper for a use-case guide.
