Dragonfly Purple Hybrid Bell Pepper
Growing Dragonfly Purple Hybrid Bell Pepper
‘Dragonfly Purple’ is an award-winning bell pepper and 2022 All-America Selections Winner prized for its beautiful color, thick walls, and exceptional sweetness. Blocky, four-lobed peppers begin green, mature to a glossy deep purple, and eventually turn bright red when left on the plant.
Start ‘Dragonfly Purple’ indoors for transplanting. Plant seeds about ¼ inch deep and space plants 24 to 36 inches apart. Grow in full sun. This heat-tolerant variety develops sturdy, productive plants reaching approximately 24 to 36 inches tall.
Ready to harvest in about 75 days, enjoy the peppers green, purple, or fully red depending on the color and flavor you prefer.
Sweet, juicy, and colorful, ‘Dragonfly Purple’ is excellent for fresh eating, snacking, salads, grilling, everyday cooking, and ornamental edible plantings.
- Days to Maturity: 75 Days
- Sow Method: Start Indoors
- Sowing Depth: ¼ Inch
- Plant Spacing: 24–36 Inches
- Sun Exposure: Full Sun
- Plant Height: 24–36 Inches
- Fruit Size: Approximately 3 x 4 Inches
- Fruit Shape: 4-Lobed, Blocky Bell
- Fruit Color: Green to Purple to Bright Red
- Growth Habit: Upright
Catalog Page: 50
Start Indoors
¼ Inch
24–36 Inches
Capsicum annuum