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What makes it special?
Thick-fleshed, mild to piquant and versatile: Santa Fe Grande is an easy-going kitchen chilli with fleshy fruit that shifts from pale yellow through orange to red as it ripens. It's a treat at every ripening stage.
My personal favourite fresh on a cold platter among the mild chillies.
At around 3,000–5,000 Scoville, it brings pleasant heat without covering up other flavours. We raise our Santa Fe Grande plants ourselves in Illmitz and use the variety in our own products too.
Flavour & Use
Santa Fe Grande tastes mild, lightly fruity and pleasantly piquant. Its thick fruit wall gives a juicy bite and makes the variety versatile in the kitchen.
It's especially good for pickling, stuffing and grilling. Sliced into rings, it suits sandwiches, burgers or relishes and also works very well fresh.
The heat sits at around 3,000–5,000 Scoville Heat Units.
Fruit & Plant
Santa Fe Grande belongs to Capsicum annuum. The conical, thick-fleshed fruit grows around 7–9 cm long and goes through a striking colour change while ripening, from pale yellow through orange to red.
The plant grows compact to bushy and reaches around 60–90 cm. With warm, even growing conditions, it carries numerous fruit and does very well in a pot and on a patio.
Growing & Care
We recommend a full-sun, warm and sheltered spot. Santa Fe Grande suits a pot, balcony, patio, greenhouse and a sunny garden spot well.
For pot growing, we recommend at least 8 litres, ideally 10 litres of soil volume. If you have the space, 15–20 litres is ideal. The substrate should be nutrient-rich and well-draining; water evenly, but avoid waterlogging.
Feed regularly and moderately during growth and fruiting. Santa Fe Grande is frost-sensitive but can be overwintered frost-free and grown as a multi-year plant.
Variety Data
Botanical species: Capsicum annuum
Origin: USA
Heat: mild to piquant
Scoville: approx. 3,000–5,000 SHU
Flavour: mild, lightly fruity, pleasantly piquant
Fruit colour: pale yellow → orange → red
Fruit size: approx. 7–9 cm
Fruit shape: conical, thick-fleshed
Plant height: approx. 60–90 cm, depending on location and growing conditions
Growth: compact to bushy
Ripening time: medium
Position: full sun, warm and sheltered
Suitable for: pot, balcony, patio, greenhouse and sheltered outdoor spots
Pot size: at least 8 litres, ideally 10 litres; 15–20 litres ideal
Use: pickling, stuffing, grilling, relishes and fresh cooking
Overwintering: possible frost-free
Special feature: thick-fleshed fruit with a colour change from yellow through orange to red
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Santa Fe Grande - Chilli Plant
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Santa Fe Grande – a mild to piquant chilli with thick-fleshed fruit
The Santa Fe Grande chilli plant is a versatile Capsicum annuum variety for anyone looking for aromatic, but not extreme, heat. Especially striking is the colour change of its thick-fleshed fruit, from pale yellow through orange to red.
How hot is Santa Fe Grande?
We rate Santa Fe Grande at around 3,000–5,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU). That makes it mild to piquant and very versatile to use.
Santa Fe Grande in the kitchen
Thanks to its thick fruit wall, Santa Fe Grande is excellent for pickling, stuffing and grilling. Sliced into rings, it also suits sandwiches, burgers and relishes. Depending on the flavour you want, you can harvest the fruit while still pale, or let it ripen to orange or red.
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