Flaming Flare Hybrid Pepper Seeds

Finally, a Fresno You Can Grow Anywhere!
This 2015 All-America Selection is a heavy producer!
Genus: Capsicum
Species: annuum
Variety: Flaming Flare Hybrid
Item Form: (P) Pkt of 15 seeds
Days to Maturity: 75
Fruit Color: Red
Habit: Vining
Seeds Per Pack: 15
Additional Characteristics: Award Winner, Edible, Pest Fighter
Foliage Color: Dark Green
Harvest Season: Early Summer, Late Summer, Mid Summer, Early Fall
Light Requirements: Full Sun
Moisture Requirements: Dry, Moist,  well-drained
Resistance: Disease Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Heat Tolerant, Pest Resistant, Tobacco Mosaic Virus, Tobamo Po Virus
Soil Tolerance: Normal,  loamy
Uses: Beds, Cuisine, Outdoor

75 days from setting out transplants.

We love this new Fresno pepper! The brilliant scarlet fruit stands out a mile in the garden (not to mention on the plate!), and the flavor is the perfect blend of sweet and spicy, with a medium-pungent bite that should satisfy the whole family. Best of all, Flaming Flare grows anywhere in the country, not just in the hot, dry climates favored by traditional Fresno types. No wonder the All-America Selection judges declared it a national winner for 2015!

These peppers arise in great numbers (15 or more per plant!) on vigorous plants that stand up to tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) and tobamo po virus without dropping a leaf. Reaching about 3¾ inches long and 1 inch in diameter at the shoulder, these ring fruits can be picked green, but will not crack or lose one jot of flavor if allowed to mature to their natural fiery red. And they grow hotter and more nutritious as they ripen!

Flaming Flare’s flavor is a combination of sweet and spicy, hot and mild. You won’t have to warn guests about the heat in the food, yet they’ll definitely taste the rich pop of fire! Flaming Flare is versatile enough to grill or pickle, but we think its best use is in sauces, where its rich flavor is released slowly and can permeate the entire dish. You’re going to save these peppers for those special meals when you know your chile sauce has to be exceptional!

Best of all, you can grow Flaming Flare successfully even if you live in a cooler-summer climate, or if your garden gets a lot of rain. Traditionally it’s been tough for Fresnos to adapt to growing conditions other than their favorite: hot and dry. But Flaming Flare prompted judges across the country to remark on trouble-free growth and ease of culture, not to mention heavy production even when the weather did not cooperate! That’s music to the ears of us home gardeners who never know what Mother Nature is going to spring on us next!

Are you familiar with Fresno peppers? They are relative newcomers on the scene — a grower named Clarence Brown introduced them in 1952, naming them for the central California area in which he developed them. Fresno peppers were immediately valued for their heavy production under low-water conditions. They simply don’t need as much irrigation throughout the growing season as most other types of peppers, which is fantastic in today’s thirsty gardens!

Start the seeds indoors about 7 to 10 weeks before the last scheduled spring frost in your area. Peppers like warm soil and frost-free nights, so wait to transplant the seedlings until they have at least 2 sets of true leaves and spring is well underway. Fertilize when the flowers begin to appear, and keep the moisture level even throughout the growing season if possible. Offer some support to this vining plant, to hold up all those big peppers! You will find Flaming Flare a snap to grow. Pkt is 15 seeds.