Thai Dragon
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A hot C. annuum from Thailand, 50,000 to 100,000 SHU. The pods hang down, 3 to 4 inches long, green going to red, long and tapered with thin walls. Plants reach 18 to 24 inches with white flowers.
A small red Thai-type chile of the frutescens group. Close to the ordinary Thai bird chile but a distinct variety, with slightly longer pods of about two inches on a compact, heavily branched plant. Prolific, and the pods dry readily. Listed separately from Thai Hot Dragon. The name gets used loosely in the trade as a catch-all for almost any small red Thai-type pod, and nearly all of those are annuums. A Thai Dragon proper is a frutescens.
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- ASpecies: C. annuum
- RRipe color: Red
- SMPattern and skin: Smooth and Glossy
- LPod form: Long/tapered
- 6Heat: 50,001 to 100,000 SHU
- 023Serial number
- HCommercial F1 hybrid
A hot C. annuum from Thailand, 50,000 to 100,000 SHU. The pods hang down, 3 to 4 inches long, green going to red, long and tapered with thin walls. Plants reach 18 to 24 inches with white flowers.
A small red Thai-type chile of the frutescens group. Close to the ordinary Thai bird chile but a distinct variety, with slightly longer pods of about two inches on a compact, heavily branched plant. Prolific, and the pods dry readily. Listed separately from Thai Hot Dragon. The name gets used loosely in the trade as a catch-all for almost any small red Thai-type pod, and nearly all of those are annuums. A Thai Dragon proper is a frutescens.
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