Padron Chilli Plant in 4" pot

Padrón

Heat: Mild (2,000–7,000 SHU)

70 Days. A classic Capsicum annuum from the Padrón municipality of Galicia in northwestern Spain, where it has been grown since Franciscan monks brought it from the Americas in the 16th century. Made famous as a tapas staple, the small, wrinkled green pods are blistered whole in a hot pan with olive oil and finished with coarse sea salt. Most pods are mild and slightly sweet when harvested young at around 5 cm, but roughly one in six carries a genuine hit of heat — a culinary lottery that is part of the Padrón experience.

Compact, productive plants grow 50–70 cm tall and crop heavily throughout the season in full sun with fertile, well-drained soil.

Harvest: Pick green at around 5 cm for traditional mild flavour, or allow to ripen for more heat.
Flavour: Mild, slightly sweet, and delicious pan-fried with salt, with the occasional spicy surprise.

10 seeds