Orange Manzano Chile Pepper (Capsicum pubescens) is a species of the genus Capsicum (pepper), known as rocoto. Indigenous to the cloud forests of Central and South America. Because of their evolution in cloud forests they will grow and tolerate cool weather. (These are some of the only kind of chilies that grow in cool fog like is present in the Bay Area of California.) The species name, pubescens, means hairy, which refers to the hairy leaves of this pepper. The peppers have black seeds. They are perennial and live for years. They are very hot and delicious with thick walls and are suited for sauce, drying. They are excellent fresh in stir fry, eggs, stews and anything else that go well with fresh chilies. The beautiful orange color makes these chilies an excellent addition to your garden. They are extremely ornamental.They reach up to 7 feet tall if allowed to grow for several years in a light to no frost area.There is a yellow and red variety as well that we carry-see our other listings tab to the right of this page. (aka Naranja Rocoto semillias) We garantee delivery (and germination too if you follow directions and grow them in a warm environment to start). By the way, the post office is sometimes slow and is beyond our controll. But to keep your costs low we have no tracking number. Therefore if for some reason they do not arrive-PLEASE CONTACT US RATHER THAN. WE WILL RESHIP OF REFUND-GARANTEED. please contact only to give us a rating (hopefully good). IF THERE IS A PROBLEM PLEASE CONTACT US FIRST-we will RESOLVE it to your complete SATISFACTION! We garantee it! Thank you very much for your order. (by the way if we were to add tracking numbers to your order it would be $dollars added to your cost for a 3.50 (+ or-) pack of seeds!) We believe it is better to just offer you a guarantee in writing and keep your postage cost low. Thank you Thank you for trying our MANZANO pepper seeds. a recent germination of our fresh seeds Chile Manzano Naranja (Capsicum pubescens) es una especie del genero Capsicum (pimiento), conocido como rocoto. Indígena de los bosques nubosos de America Central y del Sur. Debido a su evolucion en los bosques nubosos, creceran y toleraran el clima frío. (Estos son algunos de los únicos tipos de chiles que crecen en una niebla fría como esta presente en el Area de la Bahía de California). El nombre de la especie, pubescens, significa peludo, que se refiere a las hojas peludas de este pimiento. Los pimientos tienen semillas negras. Son perennes y viven durante años. Son muy calientes y deliciosos con paredes gruesas y son adecuados para salsa, secado. Son excelentes frescos en salteados, huevos, guisos y cualquier otra cosa que vaya bien con chiles frescos. El hermoso color naranja hace que estos chiles sean una excelente adicion a su jardín. Son extremadamente ornamentales. Alcanzan hasta 7 pies de alto si se les permite crecer durante varios años en un area ligera o sin heladas. Tambien hay una variedad amarilla y roja que llevamos; vea nuestra pestaña de otros listados a la derecha de este pagina. (tambien conocido como Naranja Rocoto semillias) Gracias por probar nuestras semillas de pimiento MANZANO.