Purple Beauty Sweet Pepper brings striking color and reliable productivity to warm-climate gardens. This compact cultivar grows just 18 to 24 inches tall, making it convenient for containers or small spaces, while producing full-sized sweet peppers in zones 9 through 11. Ready to harvest in just 75 days, it's a swift performer that rewards patient gardeners with vibrant purple fruit on sturdy, manageable plants.
Full Sun
Moderate
9-11
24in H x 20in W
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Moderate
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Purple Beauty lives up to its name with distinctive purple peppers that mature on compact, bushy plants. The 75-day timeline means you're harvesting fresh fruit within weeks of transplanting outdoors, and its restrained height of 18 to 24 inches paired with moderate spacing needs makes it exceptionally practical for container growing or tight garden layouts. For gardeners in warm zones seeking both ornamental appeal and solid pepper production, this cultivar delivers on both fronts.
Purple Beauty peppers are eaten fresh off the plant or used in cooking where their distinctive color adds visual interest to salads, stir-fries, and roasted vegetable dishes. The full-sized fruit can be stuffed, sliced into salads, or grilled whole, making this an adaptable option for home cooks seeking both appearance and culinary function.
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Start seeds indoors 8 to 10 weeks before your planned transplant date. Keep soil temperature at a steady 70°F for germination, ideally within the 70 to 90°F range. Sow seeds a quarter inch deep in a moist seed-starting mix and maintain warmth throughout sprouting.
Transplant seedlings outdoors 2 to 4 weeks after your average last frost date, once daytime temperatures consistently reach 70°F and nighttime lows stay above 55°F. Space plants 24 inches apart in both directions. Handle seedlings gently to avoid root damage.
Direct sowing is not recommended for most climates. In mild climates only, seeds may be sown outdoors 2 to 4 weeks after the average last frost when soil temperature reaches at least 70°F. In mild zones, seeds can also be sown in late summer for a fall or winter crop.
Purple Beauty peppers reach full size and mature purple color approximately 75 days after transplanting. Harvest when fruits are firm and fully colored. Use a sharp knife or pruning shears to cut peppers from the plant rather than twisting them off, which can damage branches. Early harvesting of even one or two fruits encourages continued flowering and production throughout the season.
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