Description
Arkaim-(Capsicum annuum)-The Arkaim pepper is a chile originally bred by veteran and flower breeder Eric Knight. He crossed the VSRP with the Ancho Poblano. The VSRP stands for Variegated Sugar Rush Peach which is a Sugar Rush peach with variegated leaf traits. He then passed his work to grower Rich Blood who took it further and then grower Bryan Townshend who did selections of it for the next few generations. Bryan gave the chile the name Arkaim so it would be remembered. Eric asked him to create names for his creations. Arkaim is an ancient city that has its remnants in the Ural Mountains of Russia. It is Russia’s version of ancient Stonehenge. Erics vision was to create larger ornamental chiles that could be used in cooking as many ornamentals do not have a great taste. The Arkaim peppers are about 5 inches in length and just over 2 inches in width. They start out with beautiful yellowish and white stripes while green. Then ripen to a nice yellow orange color. The leaves have some white variegation in them. The heat level is close to jalapeno and the flavor has fruity tones. The Arkaim chile plants grow over 4 feet tall and require support or staking.
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