Aji White Lightning Bolt
A C. baccatum with long, twisted, irregular pods that ripen from pale green to a creamy white, the shape the name refers to. It turned up as an accidental cross in a California garden, from seed labelled Aji Penec crossed with an Aji Melocoton, so treat that parentage as reported rather than documented. The flavour is sweet with a floral finish and a medium baccatum heat. The plant is a brute: growers report five feet tall and four across, carrying hundreds of pods. Sellers list it as Aji White Lightning Bolt; there is no C. annuum by this name, and records describing one are in error.
A C. baccatum with long, twisted, irregular pods that ripen from pale green to a creamy white, the shape the name refers to. It turned up as an accidental cross in a California garden, from seed labelled Aji Penec crossed with an Aji Melocoton, so treat that parentage as reported rather than documented. The flavour is sweet with a floral finish and a medium baccatum heat. The plant is a brute: growers report five feet tall and four across, carrying hundreds of pods. Sellers list it as Aji White Lightning Bolt; there is no C. annuum by this name, and records describing one are in error.
Last updated Oct 5, 2026
