{"id":3712,"date":"2024-01-16T16:04:19","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T15:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paradiznik.si\/izdelek\/cili-mutant\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T07:08:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T06:08:26","slug":"cili-mutant","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/paradiznik.si\/en\/product\/cili-mutant\/","title":{"rendered":"Chili \u2013 Mutant"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chili \u201cMutant Candlelight\u201d<\/strong> is one of the rarest and most unusual chili varieties in the world<\/strong>. He is recognizable by his extremely thin, threadlike leaves<\/strong>, which makes it considered botanical specialty<\/strong> and a true collector's plant<\/strong>. Although it is edible, grown exclusively as an ornamental plant<\/strong> without culinary value.<\/p>\n

This unique variety is the result "Candlelight Red" chilli mutations\u201c<\/strong>, which is caused by FILIFORM gene<\/strong>. This gene can affect any type Capsicum<\/em>, but in \u201cMutant Candlelight\u201d its manifestation is particularly pronounced \u2013 the plant has filamentous cotyledons, narrow elongated petals<\/strong> and tiny fruits of unusual shapes.<\/p>\n

The plant is extremely compact<\/strong>, reaches 20\u201325 cm high<\/strong> and approximately 30 cm wide<\/strong>. It branches at the ground, and at the tops of the shoots it forms clusters of leaves, flowers, and small fruits<\/strong>. The leaves are only a few millimeters wide and about 5 cm long, the flowers are white<\/strong> with characteristic long, thin petals.<\/p>\n

Most fruits are parthenocarpic<\/strong> \u2013 seedless \u2013 and very small and irregularly shaped<\/strong>. Only about one fruit in ten contains some seeds<\/strong>, which further increases rarity and collector's value<\/strong> this plant. The burning sensation is uneven<\/strong>, sometimes barely noticeable, other times mild (around 10,000 SHU)<\/strong>, but this feature is not important, since it is mainly about an ornamental and botanically interesting plant<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, plants with the mutation Mutant Candlelight<\/strong> extremely resistant<\/strong> \u2013 they transmit cold to 0 \u00b0C<\/strong>, as well as heat and drought<\/strong>, therefore it is assumed that they come from the desert<\/strong>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"