- Heirloom
- No heat
- 72 days to maturity (from transplant)
- 0 SHU
- Purple
Purple Beauty
Purple Beauty Bell
Heirloom no heat pepper from United States, 1997. Thick-walled bell eaten at the dark purple stage, crisp and mildly sweet; sweeter again if left to ripen red. Ready in about 72 days from transplant.
Single source · Updated Sep 19, 2026 · Values marked like this (estimated) are estimates.
At a glance
- Heat
- No heat 0 SHU
- Pod
- Ribbed 3–5 oz (90–140 g) (estimated)
Blocky four-lobed bell, medium sized, on a compact sturdy plant, thick-walled.
- Species
- Capsicum annuum
- Days to harvest
- 72 days from transplant · Midseason
- Plant height
- 1½–2 ft (46–61 cm) Compact
- Spacing
- 18 × 24 in (46 × 61 cm) (estimated)
- 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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- Purple
- Red
- Interior
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- Green
Heat
Scoville heat units
No heat
Purple Beauty Scoville heat units: 0 SHU
No heat at all, the band California Wonder and Jimmy Nardello sit in. Sweet enough to eat raw by the handful, and it includes Habanada, a habanero with the heat bred out.
Flavor
“Thick-walled bell eaten at the dark purple stage, crisp and mildly sweet; sweeter again if left to ripen red.”
Growing calendar
72 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
- Fresh & salads
- Stuffing
- Roasting
- Snacking
- Novelty color
- Beginner friendly
- Container star
- Kid friendly
Origin
Purple Beauty was listed by Park Seed Company in 1997. The Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions compendium records it as an open-pollinated blocky bell on sturdy, compact plants, bearing medium-sized four-lobed fruit with thick walls that ripen dark purple and then red. The purple stage is the point of the variety: it is a colour stage, not a final ripeness, and pods left on the plant long enough turn red and sweeter. Two sellers note the same contrast: deep purple skin over a lime-green interior.
Sources
Where to buy seeds
Prices rechecked daily- Botanical InterestsSeeds
Packet size not listed
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$2.42Checked Oct 16, 2026 - True Leaf MarketSeeds
500 Mg Packet
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$2.99Checked Oct 16, 2026 - Tomato Growers Supply CompanySeeds
Pack (30 seeds)
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$3.95Checked Oct 16, 2026 - Sandia Seed CompanySeeds
10 seeds
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$3.99Checked Oct 16, 2026
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Questions
How do you grow a Purple Beauty plant?
A Purple Beauty plant grows 1½–2 ft (46–61 cm) tall. Space plants 18 in (46 cm) apart in rows 24 in (61 cm) apart (estimated). Start seed indoors 7–9 weeks before your last frost (estimated); it germinates in 7–21 days. It needs full sun.
How long does Purple Beauty take to mature?
Purple Beauty is ready in about 72 days from transplant.
How hot is Purple Beauty?
Purple Beauty sits in the no heat range, about 0–0 Scoville heat units. Figures vary between seed sellers, so treat them as a band rather than a measurement.
Can Purple Beauty be grown in a container?
Yes — Purple Beauty grows well in a container of at least 20 L (5 gal).
Is Purple Beauty resistant to disease?
No disease resistance is documented for Purple Beauty.
