Sweet Pepper 'Lila Purple'

Half-hardy Annual

£8.99

Thick, sweet and crisp flesh

One of the best tasting snack peppers

Beautiful sliced in a salad

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Sweet Pepper ‘Lila Purple’ is a snack-sized, super-sweet pepper that starts off a vibrant purple and changes to a warm terracotta orange as it ripens. With thick, juicy flesh, ‘Lila Purple’ peppers are exceptionally sweet and perfect for enjoying raw. When in their striking purple stage, they offer a flavour reminiscent of green peppers, becoming sweeter, and juicer as they ripen. Almost seedless, each fruit weighs around 30g and measures approximately 3cm by 6cm. Prolific and pretty, Sweet Pepper ‘Lila Purple’ adds a splash of colour to your garden or greenhouse and a burst of sweetness to your dishes! Height: 1m (39in). Spread: 50cm (20in).

Plant Size Height Up to 1m (39in)
Spread Up to 50cm (20in)

Hardiness & Longevity Half-hardy Annual

Position In full sun

Flowering Months Harvest Months Potting On Months Planting Out Months

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Codes
1 x 9cm Potted Plant (KH1925)

Peppers may be grown undercover in a greenhouse or polytunnel, or grown outdoors in a sheltered position in full sun. Pot up young plants and grow them on in warm frost free conditions. When plants are well grown transplant them into grow bags and containers, or plant them in well prepared beds of fertile, well drained soil. When growing sweet peppers outdoors, gradually acclimatise them to outdoor conditions over a period of 7 to 10 days prior to transplanting them. Space pepper plants at a distance of 50cm (20") apart.

Feed and water pepper plants regularly throughout the growing season to prevent the flower buds from dropping. Taller varieties of sweet peppers may require staking. Provide a thick mulch of organic matter around the base of the plants to help conserve moisture and reduce weed growth. In greenhouses, maintain high humidity by damping down paths daily. Peppers can be harvested while still green, or left on the plant to ripen to yellow, orange or red. Harvest peppers by cutting them from the plant by with secateurs. Peppers grown outdoors must be harvested before the first frosts.

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