Description
Chilli Name: MATTAPENO
Chilli Species: Annuum
Chilli Origin: USA
Chilli Heat: Mild
Mattapeno is a striking ornamental-culinary chilli created by breeder Matt O. It’s admired for its exceptional variegation and colourful fruit display, making it one of the most visually appealing annuum varieties available. Compact and highly productive, it performs beautifully in both containers and garden beds.
The pods begin a creamy white marked with bold green stripes, then progress through pale peach tones before ripening to a deep red. This continual colour transition provides a vivid, season-long display. The plant’s variegated foliage — splashed with white and green — adds further ornamental value, ensuring that Mattapeno remains decorative even between flushes of fruit.
Flavour is mild with a gentle sweetness and a subtle tang, delivering just enough warmth to lift dishes without overpowering them. The heat level sits in the Mild range, ideal for salsas, fresh snacking, and pickling, as well as for adding colour and light spice to salads.
Plants are compact, bushy, and prolific, producing abundant pods over an extended fruiting period. Mattapeno’s resilience and decorative qualities make it especially popular among growers looking for a chilli that combines beauty, yield, and everyday usability.
Developed in the United States by Matt O., this variety has earned praise for its balance of ornamental splendour and culinary versatility. It is equally at home as a patio feature or a productive kitchen garden staple.
Germination temperature 28–30 °C. See our Water and Feed Guides for advise.
Chilli Seeds Qty is 5 per pack unless stated.
