((Blue Christmas x Candlelight Mutant) x Purple Flash) x (Thunder Mountain Longhorn x Ninfadora) F4

This F4 cross stacks multiple ornamental powerhouses with a legendary longhorn lineage, yielding dark, high-contrast plants that still earn their keep in the kitchen. Expect glossy, purple-cast foliage and calyces from the Blue Christmas, Candlelight Mutant, Purple Flash, and Ninfadora side, with pendant fruits that blush inky violet before finishing vivid red. The Thunder Mountain Longhorn ancestry pulls some phenotypes longer and more tapered, so you’ll see elegant, chef-friendly pods alongside compact cluster sets. Heat is in the approachable annuum range—lively but usable—so these peppers roast, pickle, and slice beautifully without overwhelming a dish. Plants are tidy and container-ready, branching well and responding to regular picking with steady waves of bloom. Full sun intensifies anthocyanin expression across leaves and immature fruit, turning the canopy almost black at times. Thin to medium walls blister quickly on a hot pan, and dehydrated pods make striking, dark-flecked flakes. By F4, traits are tightening, but you can still select for your favorite balance of foliage color, striping, and pod length.

Days: 75–95
Species: Capsicum annuum (breeding line)
SHU: ≈3,000–20,000 (selection dependent)
Heat Level: Mild–Medium
Plant Size: 18–30 inches, compact–upright; container-friendly
Pod Size: ≈1.5–4 inches, tapered; some longhorn-influenced forms
Color: Purple/black blush → red (intermediate cream/orange possible)
Flavor: Clean annuum heat; lightly sweet when fully colored; dries well
Creator: Agus Bangkat Widagdo (F4 selection)