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Zimbabwe Birds Eye Peppers and Chilies: Growing Tips

Zimbabwe Birds Eye is a piquin-type chili of remarkable productivity: a single plant can carry 500 or more tiny, upright fruit that ripen red.

Key facts

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Overview

Zimbabwe Birds Eye is a piquin-type chili of remarkable productivity: a single plant can carry 500 or more tiny, upright fruit that ripen red. The pods are extremely hot, so they are usually dried and crumbled rather than eaten whole.

Zimbabwe Birds Eye traits

  • Piquin type with tiny upright pods
  • Extremely hot
  • Up to 500 or more fruit per plant

Good for

  • Drying and flakes
  • Hot sauce

Compare with other peppers and chilies varieties

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VarietyDays to maturityGrowth habitType
Zimbabwe Birds Eye this page———
'Buena Mulata' Pepper75–80 days——
Ace50–70 days——
Aci Sivri90 days——
Aconcagua80 days——
Aji Amarillo80–90 days——
Aji Colorado78–85 days——

Zimbabwe Birds Eye FAQ

What kind of peppers and chilies is Zimbabwe Birds Eye?

Zimbabwe Birds Eye is a piquin-type chili of remarkable productivity: a single plant can carry 500 or more tiny, upright fruit that ripen red. The pods are extremely hot, so they are usually dried and crumbled rather than eaten whole.

How does Zimbabwe Birds Eye compare with other peppers and chilies varieties?

Similar peppers and chilies varieties include 'Buena Mulata' Pepper (75–80 days), Ace (50–70 days), Aci Sivri (90 days). The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.

What is Zimbabwe Birds Eye good for?

Zimbabwe Birds Eye is grown for drying and flakes, hot sauce.

Sowing, care and common problems

Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every peppers and chilies variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.

Source

Source: Cornell University (CALS Garden-Based Learning)

The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.

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