An attractive ornamental and edible pepper, with small, dagger like pods that mature to a bold black color. Pods will eventually ripen to red and have a strong, hot flavor. Foliage is green, over-layed with black accents. In full sun the foliage can blacken considerably.. Here is the Here is the Royal Black Pepper, Capsicum annuum, Scoville units: 5,000 ~ 30,000 SHU. Origin: Unknown. This pepper is ornamental and edible. This first completely black-leafed pepper is a great choice for containers or planting in the garden. Foliage turns from greenish to glossy black with maturity and needs to be in full direct sun light to turn fully black. Very shiny black fruit.
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Royal Black pepper plants produce purple flowers and tiny peppers that grow to about an inch long and are shaped like little teardrops (similar to a Pequin pepper). Peppers turn from their dark purple-black color to a deep red color when they mature. Like other ornamental peppers, the flavor is fairly spicy, and the heat is all over the place.. 90 days. Capsicum annuum. Open Pollinated. Royal Black Pepper. The plant produces good yields of 1" long by ¼" wide hot peppers. Peppers are hot and turn from purple (almost black) to red when mature. Plant has dark purple stems, and dark purple leaves that are almost black, and violet flowers. Excellent for spicy dishes and vinegars. Suitable for containers, pots, patios, hanging baskets.