- Heirloom
- Mild
- 75 days to maturity (from transplant)
- 2,000–3,000 SHU (estimated)
- White
Alma Paprika
Heirloom mild pepper from Hungary. Sweet and thick-fleshed with gentle warmth, grown for drying and grinding into paprika. Ready in about 75 days from transplant.
Single source · Updated Sep 19, 2026 · Values marked like this (estimated) are estimates.
At a glance
- Heat
- Mild 2,000–3,000 SHU (estimated)
- Pod
- Round 1–2 oz (25–45 g) (estimated)
Squat round pods about 50 mm across, ripening from cream through orange to red, thick-walled.
- Species
- Capsicum annuum
- Days to harvest
- 75 days from transplant · Midseason
- Plant height
- 1½–2 ft (46–61 cm) Compact
- Spacing
- 18 × 24 in (46 × 61 cm)
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Position
- Handles open positions
- Growing sites
- Greenhouse · Open ground · Container
- Container growing
- Balcony friendly min. 5 gal (20 L) pot (estimated)
- Difficulty
- Easy-moderate (estimated) 2/5
- Skin
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- White
- Orange
- Red
Heat
Scoville heat units
Mild
Alma Paprika Scoville heat units: 2,000–3,000 SHU (estimated)
Warm rather than hot, around a Cubanelle, a Pepperoncini or a Shishito. Most people eat these without reaching for water.
Flavor
“Sweet and thick-fleshed with gentle warmth, grown for drying and grinding into paprika.”
Growing calendar
75 days from transplant Midseason
Timing shown for temperate climates; sow indoors 7–9 (estimated) weeks before your last frost date. Look up your last frost date by ZIP code →
Disease resistance
No documented disease resistances — protect this variety with good airflow and crop rotation.
Uses & tags
- Drying
- Canning
- Fresh & salads
- Stuffing
- Heirloom classic
- Novelty color
- Container star
- High flavor
Origin
Alma means apple in Hungarian, and the pods look the part: squat, round and thick-walled, ripening from creamy white through orange to red. It is one of the paprika types, grown to be dried and ground rather than eaten fresh, though it is crisp enough to use raw. Sellers disagree on the heat (True Leaf Market lists 2,000 to 3,000 Scoville heat units, Sandia Seed 0 to 500), so expect mild warmth rather than a predictable figure. The three colour stages appear on the plant at once.
Sources
Where to buy seeds
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Questions
How do you grow a Alma Paprika plant?
A Alma Paprika plant grows 1½–2 ft (46–61 cm) tall. Space plants 18 in (46 cm) apart in rows 24 in (61 cm) apart. Start seed indoors 7–9 weeks before your last frost (estimated); it germinates in 7–14 days. It needs full sun.
How long does Alma Paprika take to mature?
Alma Paprika is ready in about 75 days from transplant.
How hot is Alma Paprika?
Alma Paprika sits in the mild range, about 2,000–3,000 Scoville heat units. Figures vary between seed sellers, so treat them as a band rather than a measurement.
Can Alma Paprika be grown in a container?
Yes — Alma Paprika grows well in a container of at least 20 L (5 gal).
Is Alma Paprika resistant to disease?
No disease resistance is documented for Alma Paprika.
