| Lemon drop chilli, ají limón | |||||||
| Genus: | Capsicum | ||||||
| Species: | Capsicum baccatum | ||||||
| Cultivar: | 'Lemon Drop' | ||||||
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The Lemon Drop pepper, Ají Limón[2] or Ají Limo,[3] [4] is a hot, citrus-like, lemon-flavored pepper which is a popular seasoning pepper in Peru, where it is known as qillu uchu. A member of the baccatum species, the lemon drop is a cone pepper that is around NaNmm long and 12mm wide with some crinkling.[5]
Plants of the lemon drop variety are typical representatives of the species Capsicum baccatum. In the first year they can reach a height of 1.5to. The plant grows upright and is highly branched. The leaves are dark green and relatively narrow, the petals are whitish - green and carry yellow - green spots on the base. Lemon drop is a high yielding chilli plant, in a year one plant can produce over 100 fruits. The time between fertilization of flowers and ripening of the fruit is about 80 days.[2]
The lemon drop has been confused with ají limo, a different species (C. chinense)[6]