Guindilla Verde - 15 pcs seeds

Guindilla Verde (Guindilla Verde) is a Mediterranean-type hot pepper (Capsicum annuum) with elongated, light-green fruits and a pleasantly mild heat of 1 000–2 500 SHU. It is especially popular as a salad pepper, and in Turkey this type is known as Çarliston Biber (Çarliston Biber). The plant remains compact at around 80 cm and produces an excellent harvest even outdoors.

Guindilla Verde (Guindilla Verde) combines mild heat, fresh flavour and easy cultivation. The elongated light-green fruits are widely used in Mediterranean cuisine and are especially suitable for fresh eating and salads.

The variety is also practical for home growing: plants reach around 80 cm, remain relatively compact and perform well outside a greenhouse.

 Variety characteristics

• Variety: Guindilla Verde (Guindilla Verde)
• Botanical species: Capsicum annuum
• Type: Mildly hot pepper
• Heat level: 1 000–2 500 SHU
• Fruit shape: Elongated
• Colour: Light green
• Height: Around 80 cm
• Growth: Compact
• Outdoor yield: Very good
• Popularity: Widely used in the Mediterranean
• Turkish name: Çarliston Biber (Çarliston Biber)
• Main use: Salad pepper.

🔥 Heat

1 000–2 500 SHU

Guindilla Verde is a mild hot pepper whose heat does not overpower its flavour. This makes it suitable for more generous use in fresh dishes and salads. Vreeken's lists an official range of 1 000 to 2 500 Scoville.

🌱 Sowing and growing

Sowing: January – April
Location: indoors
Germination temperature: 20–30°C
Greenhouse: for higher yield
Planting outdoors: around the end of May
Height: around 80 cm
Support: stakes can be used for taller plants
Pruning: possible to maintain a compact shape.

One strength of this variety is that it yields well outdoors, so a greenhouse is not essential. In autumn, plants can be moved into pots on a bright windowsill to continue fruiting.

🍴 Culinary use

Guindilla Verde is especially suitable for fresh salads, Mediterranean appetisers, sandwiches, side dishes and mildly spicy vegetable dishes. Its gentle 1 000–2 500 SHU allows it to be used in much larger quantities than very hot varieties.

We specifically describe it as a popular “salad pepper” in the Mediterranean.

💡 Urban Botaniks tip: With Guindilla Verde (Guindilla Verde), we would emphasise its three strongest qualities: mild heat, excellent use as a salad pepper and good outdoor fruiting. This makes it a practical variety for people who want fresh spiciness without extreme heat.