{"id":2337,"date":"2026-09-30T16:51:50","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T14:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dgseedsandplants.be\/?post_type=product&#038;p=2337"},"modified":"2026-10-17T03:59:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T01:59:45","slug":"vampire-seeds-2","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/dgseedsandplants.be\/en\/product\/vampire-zaden\/","title":{"rendered":"Vampire Seeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>\ud83c\udf36\ufe0f Vampire \u2013 Dark, mysterious and strikingly beautiful<\/h3>\n<p>The <strong>Vampire<\/strong> is a special <em>Capsicum annuum<\/em> which is not only interesting because of its peppers, but also for its striking ornamental value. The plant has beautiful dark to purple-black accents in the leaves and stems and produces striking <strong>purple-white flowers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The elongated fruits begin as very dark purple to almost black and form a beautiful contrast with the leaves. During ripening they gradually turn yellow and eventually end up in a <strong>light red to blood red color<\/strong>. When dark and red fruits are attached to the plant at the same time, the Vampire is a real eye-catcher.<\/p>\n<p>With a spiciness of about <strong>10,000\u201315,000 SHU<\/strong> This pepper has a clearly noticeable, yet still usable heat. This makes the Vampire much more than just a beautiful ornamental pepper.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf31 <strong>Cultivation info<\/strong><br \/>\nType: <em>Capsicum annuum<\/em><br \/>\nSharpness: approx. <strong>10,000\u201315,000 SHU<\/strong><br \/>\nFruits: oblong, firm and pointed<br \/>\nColor: dark purple\/almost black \u2192 <strong>dark red to blood red<\/strong><br \/>\nFlowers: striking <strong>purple-white<\/strong><br \/>\nPlant: dark to purple accents in leaves and stems<br \/>\nTaste: Typical pepper flavor with a pleasant spiciness<br \/>\nSowing: January\u2013March indoors<br \/>\nLocation: warm and sunny<br \/>\nBestuiving: open bestuiving<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf74 <strong>Use<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Vampire can be both <strong>fresh as processed<\/strong> They are used in salsas, sauces, marinades and other dishes where you want to add a bit of extra spice. The fruits can also be dried and processed into chili flakes or chili powder.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf3f <strong>Also as a decorative plant<\/strong><br \/>\nThanks to the combination of the dark leaves and stems, the beautiful purple-white flowers, and the peppers that turn from almost black to red, the Vampire is also a particularly decorative pepper plant. Ideal for those who like to grow peppers that are both <strong>Beautiful as edible<\/strong> is.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf8 <strong>The displayed plants, flowers, and peppers are from our own cultivation.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udddb\ud83c\udf36\ufe0f <strong>A mysterious appearance in the pepper collection: almost black peppers that eventually turn blood red \u2013 a name like Vampire could hardly be more appropriate.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udf36\ufe0f Vampire \u2013 Donker, mysterieus en opvallend mooi De Vampire is een bijzondere Capsicum annuum die niet alleen interessant is vanwege zijn pepers, maar ook door zijn opvallende sierwaarde. De plant heeft prachtige donkere tot paarszwarte accenten in het blad en de stengels en produceert opvallende paars-witte bloemen. De langwerpige vruchten beginnen zeer donkerpaars tot [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2344,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[33,19],"product_tag":[320,54,48,303,55,62,63,337,339,338,50],"class_list":["post-2337","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-peperzaden","product_cat-zaden","product_tag-capsicum-annuum","product_tag-chilipepper-seeds","product_tag-chiliseeds","product_tag-decoratieve-peperplant","product_tag-hete-pepers","product_tag-pepers","product_tag-pepper-seeds","product_tag-vampire","product_tag-vampire-seeds","product_tag-vampire-zaden","product_tag-zaden","has-new-badge","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-variable"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dgseedsandplants.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/2337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dgseedsandplants.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dgseedsandplants.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dgseedsandplants.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dgseedsandplants.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dgseedsandplants.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=2337"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dgseedsandplants.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=2337"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dgseedsandplants.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=2337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}