Hot pepper Kardoula Seeds

Kardoula is a medium-heat pepper (Capsicum annuum, family Solanaceae) with thick-walled, cone-shaped pods that ripen from green to red, grown for stuffing and roasting. The packet holds 5 seeds.

Also known as: Kardoula hot pepper, Острый перец Кардула (Russian).

What seed suppliers report

• Pods: cone or heart-shaped, with thick, juicy flesh.
• Colour: green, ripening to red.
• Heat: described as mild-to-medium to medium; suppliers give no consistent Scoville figure, so we state none.
• Use: fresh, stuffed with cheese, roasted, or to season meat such as lamb.
• Habit: bushy and early; suited to pots, though suppliers disagree on height (50–80 cm in one listing, over 120 cm in another), and staking is suggested for heavy crops.
• Name and origin: two suppliers call it a traditional Turkish variety. We found no genebank record for it.

Sow warm: soil at 18–35 °C

Typical for the species: seed germinates in soil at 18–35 °C and seedlings appear in about 8–9 days at 25–35 °C when seed is sown about 6 mm deep. Start indoors, then plant out after the last frost in full sun and well-drained soil.

Keeping spare seed

Pepper seed typically stays usable for about 2 years when kept cool, dark and dry. That is a general species figure; we do not state a germination percentage for this packet.

What you get: 5 seeds per packet.

FAQ

How hot is Kardoula?

Suppliers describe it as medium. We have no tested Scoville measurement.

What is it used for?

Stuffing, roasting, fresh eating and seasoning meat.

Will it grow in a pot?

Three suppliers list it for pots or balconies; stake it if the plant grows tall.