Popular varieties of purple bell peppers

All varieties of purple pepper are united by the presence of anthocyanin pigment. It gives a rich purple color to the vegetable, for which warm shades of red and yellow are more familiar in domestic beds.

Characteristic

Anthocyanin gives bell peppers more than just an unusual color. It increases resistance to low temperatures, because these varieties are planted even in cold climates with few sunny days per year.

The organoleptic qualities of the purple bell pepper are the same as those of the "standard" varieties. And in terms of the richness of the chemical composition, they are even inferior to him - they contain less iron, iodine, zinc, B vitamins and folic acid.

Varieties

The yield of pepper varieties and the possibility of growing them in different climatic zones is different.

Most often, summer residents choose these varieties of purple pepper:

• Arap;
• Blot;
• Lilac Lavender;
• Purple Bell;
• Bagheera;
• Maxim;
• Othello;
• Purple Haze;
• Amethyst;
• Oh yeah;
• Star of the East.

Each of them differs from the others in shade, aftertaste, resistance to temperature changes.

Arap

First generation hybrid. Fruits are deep purple in color, walls up to 6 mm thick. Peppers are juicy, with a sweet taste, cone-shaped, the weight of one is up to 120-130 g.

The hybrid is early maturing, the first harvest ripens in 3 months. It will bear fruit equally well in the greenhouse and in the garden. The height of the bush is up to 80 cm. Arap can withstand temperatures up to +11 degrees. Productivity from 1 m² - up to 6 kilograms. Requires constant fertilization and loosening.

Blot

A variety of medium ripening speed. Bushes should be spaced 50 cm apart. On each of them, on average, up to ten peppers ripen. Blot gives the best harvest in temperate climates.

The first peppers can be harvested as early as three and a half months after sprouting. Fruits are conical, dense, firm to the touch, glossy surface. Each weight - up to 150 g. From 1 m² can be collected up to 5 kg. You can grow Blot both in the greenhouse and in the garden.

Lilac Lavender

Mid-season variety, bred in America. Has the following characteristics:

• plants up to 0.5 m high;
• cuboid glossy fruits;
• one weight - up to 320 g;
• fruit wall thickness - up to 9 mm;
• the taste is sweet, very juicy;
• the variety is especially resistant to insects.

Lilac Lavender fruits have an unusual raspberry-purple color, shimmers, smooth to the touch.

Purple bell

Ripens in 85–90 days - from the emergence of sprouts to ripe fruits. The bushes are small, spreading. The fruits are fleshy and juicy, cubic in shape, each weighing up to 260 g.

Productivity in a greenhouse - 8.5 kg from 1 m²... The variety tolerates insect attacks and temperature changes well. It requires constant fertilization and loosening of the soil, otherwise the yield decreases.

The purple handsome is a very close variety in characteristics. Ripens in 3.5–4 months. Bushes are strong, massive, height up to 65 cm. Fruits are dark purple in color, weighing up to 200 g, sweet and juicy on the palate. It is used for salads and canning.

Bagheera

Pepper variety that gives its first harvest in 4 months. Bushes up to half a meter high, grow equally well in a greenhouse and in a vegetable garden. Fruits weighing up to 350 g, almost black, sweet, cuboid. The walls of the fetus are massive - up to 8 mm.

On the bush, up to 2 kg of fruits ripen. This variety is resistant to insects, it tolerates transportation well over long distances. To obtain a bountiful harvest, you need to regularly loosen the soil.

Maxim

The variety is hybrid, 120 days pass from sowing to the first harvest.Fruits give different colors on a medium-sized bush - from burgundy to deep purple. Bushes need to be tied up. From 1 m² collect 7-8 kg of fruit.

Ripe peppers are cone-shaped, up to 10 cm long. The weight of one pepper is up to 100 grams, the wall thickness is about 6 mm. Fruits of the Maxim variety are well suited for salads, but can lose their shape when canned.

Othello

A vigorous hybrid. It is not recommended to plant more than 3 bushes per square meter. It takes about 4 months before the first collection. Fruits are cone-shaped, up to 14 cm in length, walls - up to 8 mm. They will well tolerate canning and keep their shape. By weight, one pepper reaches 160 grams.

Othello requires constant care: fertilizing, loosening, tying bushes and regular watering will help to get a good harvest - up to 10 kg per square meter.

Purple Haze

The pepper is light purple in color. Main characteristics:

• ripening for about 4 months;
• each fruit - up to 150 g, pyramidal;
• walls - up to 8 mm;
• grows in the northern part of Russia;
• harvest from one bush - up to 2 kg.

Up to 3 bushes are planted per square meter. The plant is resistant to pests.

Amethyst

Most resistant to coolness. The yield is also the highest - up to 13 kg from 1 m²... It takes 3-4 months to get the first fruits. One mature fruit weighs up to 140 g. Fleshy, thick walls. Delivers a pleasant fresh scent. The bushes are neat, up to 55 cm in height. It is necessary to tie up, loosen, water.

Oh yeah

Cuboid purple bell pepper. The pulp is juicy and smells good, the best variety for salads. The weight of one fruit is up to 180 grams. The crop is well preserved, for about 4 months it can lie fresh and not rot.

The bushes are neat, no more than 45 cm high.From 1 m² collect up to 7 kg of fruits.

Star of the East

An early maturing variety, withstands temperature fluctuations. It takes about 115 days from the emergence of sprouts to the collection of the first pepper. The fruit is cuboid in shape, the weight is up to 230 g. The taste is neutral, no special sweetness or bitterness stands out. From 1 m² harvest up to 8 kg.

Growing features

To get a bountiful harvest of purple pepper, you should take into account the following recommendations:

• the soil should not be acidic, peaty, clayey;
• you need to sow deep enough, take a container for seedlings with a depth of 10–12 cm;
• it is better to sow in February-March in order to get the first harvests by the middle of summer;
• pre-seeds are kept for about 15 minutes in warm water (up to 50 ^aboutC), and then put in wet gauze for an hour - after that you can sow;
• you should not use fresh manure for fertilization - the plant will grow leaves, but not fruits;
• it is not necessary to plant in peat pots, plastic is enough.

As for the neighborhood, you should not plant chili peppers and other hot varieties nearby, otherwise, as a result of pollination, bell peppers may taste bitter.

Reviews of gardeners

Good reviews are left about the varieties Arap, Amethyst, Purple Bell, Bagheera. The yield is high, gardeners also praise the size of the fruit - in some cases, they collect peppers up to 300 g. They also note the successful proximity with cucumbers and fast growing in plastic containers.

Purple bell peppers do not differ in taste or smell, but will brighten any salad or canning with a rich color. Some varieties have a particularly fresh, pleasant aroma, and the vegetable itself is useful for a large amount of vitamins. It grows easily and is picky about care.