Puerto Rican Ají Dulce Seeds – Capsicum chinense | Sweet Seasoning Pepper
Capsicum chinense
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About the speciesAbout the species: the mature red pepper shown identifies the variety. This listing is for seeds — FRUIT IS NOT INCLUDED.
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Ají Chino de Puerto Rico Seeds
Capsicum sp.
Ají Chino • Puerto Rican pepper • Caribbean pepper
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Ají Chino de Puerto Rico seeds for planting — a traditional Puerto Rican pepper with elongated, pointed fruit that matures to red. Choose 25 to 1,000 seeds with free shipping.
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- Scientific name
- Capsicum sp.
- Family
- Solanaceae
- Origin
- Puerto Rico
- Product type
- Seeds for planting
- Climate
- Warm / tropical / subtropical
- Light
- Full sun once established
- Germination
- Often about 10–14 days in warm conditions; timing varies
- Sowing depth
- About 1/4 inch
- Spacing
- About 18–24 inches between plants
- Water
- Consistent moisture with good drainage
- Soil
- Fertile, organic-rich and well-draining
- Fruit
- Elongated with a pointed tip; matures to red
Ají Chino is the regional Puerto Rican name for a traditional Caribbean-type pepper grown and sold locally under that name. It is best recognized by its fruit rather than by paperwork: elongated, tapering to a clear pointed tip, and less flattened than the squat Ají Dulce peppers many cooks already know.
Fruit matures to red and is used in Puerto Rican and Caribbean cooking wherever an aromatic pepper is traditionally called for.
Botanically these seeds are identified only as Capsicum sp. "Ají Chino" is a common, regional name and identification can vary among regional cultivars, so no specific species or cultivar is claimed.
Because Capsicum plants show natural variation and cross-pollination can affect seed-grown plants, fruit shape, size, color, flavor and heat level are not guaranteed to be identical on every plant.
Choose the pack size that fits your garden — 25, 50, 100 or 1,000 seeds. Every option ships free.
What You Receive
- 25 Ají Chino de Puerto Rico seeds
- Capsicum sp. — regional Puerto Rican pepper
- Seeds only — not a live plant and not peppers/fruit
- Sourced from Puerto Rico
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- Detailed Ají Chino Growing Guide
This listing is for Ají Chino SEEDS FOR PLANTING sourced from Puerto Rico — not plants and not peppers. The mature red pepper in the photos identifies the variety; FRUIT IS NOT INCLUDED. Select your pack size above; free shipping applies to every option.
About identification and natural variation
"Ají Chino" is a regional common name used in Puerto Rico. Botanical identification can vary among regional cultivars, so these seeds are identified only as Capsicum sp. No specific species or cultivar is claimed.
The mature red pepper shown in the photographs is included to identify the variety. FRUIT IS NOT INCLUDED — this listing is for seeds only.
Capsicum plants show natural variation, and cross-pollination can affect seed-grown plants. Fruit shape, size, color, flavor, heat level, yield and days to harvest are therefore not guaranteed to be identical on every plant.
From seed
How to grow Ají Chino from seed
- 1
Fill your trays
Fill seedling trays or small containers with a fine, quality, well-draining seed-starting medium.
- 2
Sow shallowly
Sow the seeds at approximately 1/4 inch deep and cover lightly with medium.
- 3
Keep it moist
Keep the medium consistently moist but never waterlogged. A fine mist or bottom watering avoids displacing seeds.
- 4
Maintain warmth
Warm conditions support germination. Under suitable warm conditions germination often takes approximately 10–14 days, though actual timing varies.
- 5
Give good light
Provide good light as soon as seedlings emerge so they grow stocky rather than stretched and leggy.
- 6
Let seedlings establish
Allow seedlings to develop true leaves and a sound root system before you move them on.
- 7
Acclimate gradually
If started under protection, gradually acclimate seedlings to outdoor sunlight over several days before transplanting.
- 8
Transplant out
Transplant established seedlings into fertile, well-drained soil roughly 18–24 inches apart once outdoor conditions are reliably warm.
- 9
Feed and water steadily
Provide abundant sunlight, consistent watering with good drainage, and balanced feeding during active growth and flowering.
- 10
Harvest to taste
Harvest peppers at the stage that suits your cooking. Fruit matures to red, and flavor changes as it develops.
CORRECT ✓
Seed sown about 1/4 inch deep in a fine, well-draining seed-starting medium kept warm and evenly moist.
AVOID ✕
Seed buried too deeply, left in cold conditions, allowed to dry out, or sitting in saturated, waterlogged medium.
What you receive
- Ají Chino seeds for planting in the pack size you select.
- Seeds only — not a live plant and not peppers or fruit.
- The exact seed quantity depends on the selected option.
- Free shipping on every quantity.
About Ají Chino
Ají Chino is a traditional Puerto Rican and Caribbean-type pepper sold locally under that regional name. The name refers to a familiar local pepper rather than to a formally registered cultivar.
Its fruit is the easiest way to recognize it: elongated, with a noticeably pointed and tapered end, and less flattened than the squat Ají Dulce types. Fruit begins green and matures to red.
Because it is known by a regional name, botanical identification can vary among regional cultivars. These seeds are described as Capsicum sp., with no species or cultivar claimed.
Culinary uses
Ají Chino is used in Puerto Rican and Caribbean cooking wherever an aromatic pepper is traditionally called for — as a seasoning pepper rather than a bulk vegetable.
- Sofrito-style seasoning bases
- Beans and rice dishes
- Soups and stews
- Sauces and hot sauces
- Marinades and seasoning mixtures
- Fresh culinary preparations
About the fruit
Fruits are elongated and taper to a clear point, giving the pepper a very different silhouette from the short, squat, lantern-shaped Ají Dulce peppers.
Fruit matures to red, though individual plants ripen at different rates and green fruit is also used in the kitchen.
No claim is made that every fruit will have an identical shape, size, color, flavor or heat level. Capsicum plants vary naturally, and cross-pollination can affect seed-grown plants.
Growing conditions at a glance
- Climate: warm, tropical or subtropical conditions.
- Light: full sun once established.
- Sowing depth: approximately 1/4 inch.
- Germination: often about 10–14 days under suitable warm conditions; timing varies.
- Spacing: approximately 18–24 inches between plants.
- Soil: fertile, organic-rich and well-draining.
- Water: consistent moisture with good drainage.
Container and cooler-climate growing
Ají Chino grows well in containers, which makes it practical in climates too cold for year-round outdoor culture. Use a roomy pot with generous drainage holes and a fertile, free-draining mix.
In colder regions, start seed indoors in warmth, harden seedlings off gradually, move plants outside only once conditions are reliably warm, and bring containers back under protection before cold weather returns.
Why grow it
Why grow Ají Chino de Puerto Rico?
Traditional Puerto Rican pepper sold locally as Ají Chino
Distinctive elongated fruit with a pointed, tapered tip
Less flattened than the typical squat Ají Dulce types
Fruit matures to red and is used in Puerto Rican and Caribbean cooking
Seeds sourced from Puerto Rico
Choose 25 to 1,000 seeds for garden or grower scale
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