Poinsettia Dark - 15 seeds

Dark Poinsettia​ (Poinsettia Dark) is an attractive and highly productive hot pepper variety (Capsicum annuum) that combines ornamental appeal with edible fruit. The compact, highly branched plant produces numerous upright peppers in clusters of 10 or more, ripening from green to dark red. With heat of 1 500–2 500 SHU, the variety is pleasantly spicy and suitable for culinary use and ornamental growing.

Poinsettia Dark (Poinsettia Dark) impresses with its dense, branching growth and abundance of fruits. Before fruiting, the plant is covered with numerous white flowers, followed by its characteristic clusters of thin, upright peppers.

Its compact size and the attractive contrast of foliage, white flowers and gradually darkening red fruits make this variety very suitable for ornamental container growing.

Variety characteristics

✔️ Variety: Poinsettia Dark (Poinsettia Dark)
✔️ Botanical species: Capsicum annuum
✔️ Type: Hot / ornamental pepper
✔️ Heat level: 1 500–2 500 SHU
✔️ Fruit size: approx. 7 × 1 cm
✔️ Shape: Thin and elongated
✔️ Fruit position: Upright
✔️ Colour: Green → dark red
✔️ Fruits per cluster: 10 or more
✔️ Plant height: approx. 60–70 cm
✔️ Width: Almost as wide as it is tall
✔️ Growth: Strongly branching
✔️ Flower colour: White
✔️ Fruiting: Exceptionally abundant.

🔥 Heat

1 500–2 500 SHU

Poinsettia Dark is a mild to moderately hot pepper. This is a relatively approachable heat level, allowing the fruits to be used more freely in the kitchen.

🌱 Sowing and growing

Sowing period: January – April
Sowing: Indoors
Germination temperature: 20–30°C
Growing: Greenhouse or outdoors
Planting outdoors: Around the end of May
Pruning: Possible to maintain a compact shape
Support: Taller plants can be tied up if necessary.

For a higher yield, greenhouse cultivation is recommended. In autumn, plants can be moved into pots and brought indoors, where on a bright windowsill they can continue fruiting.

🍴 Culinary use

Poinsettia Dark can be used for:

• Fresh consumption
• Salads and spicy garnishes
• Sauces and salsa
• Pickling
• Preserves
• Drying
• Homemade spicy seasonings

Thanks to its thin fruits, this variety is particularly practical for drying.

💡 Urban Botaniks tip: Poinsettia Dark (Poinsettia Dark) is an excellent choice for pots and places where you want the plant to serve both an ornamental and practical purpose. The large clusters of upright, dark-red fruits create an impressive effect, while their moderate heat makes them much easier to use in the kitchen than extremely hot ornamental varieties.