FruteGum

FruteGum is a hybrid chilli created by crossing a Capsicum frutescens type, commonly described as Cabai Burung Ungu or a bird chilli line, with a Capsicum chinense variety such as Bubblegum 7-Pot. The cross is attributed to an Italian breeder known online as Mojo Pepper and was shared within grower communities around the mid-2010s.

The breeding goal was to combine upright fruit habit and structure typical of frutescens plants with traits from the chinense parent, including stronger heat potential and the ornamental bleeding calyx effect. Bleeding calyx refers to coloured pigmentation spreading from the calyx onto the upper part of the pod, similar to Bubblegum-type lines.

Plants are described in seed listings and grower posts as having a frutescens-like structure with erect pods. Pod colour and calyx pigmentation may vary depending on the specific selection. Some listings use names such as FruteGum Red, though consistency between seed sources is not clearly documented.

There are no reliable published numeric Scoville Heat Unit values available for FruteGum. Heat descriptions are anecdotal and vary across grower reports. Because no consistent vendor range or laboratory testing data exists, a precise SHU figure cannot be verified. The value 0 is used here to reflect the absence of reliable numeric documentation rather than actual lack of heat.

Origin details are based on blog posts and hobbyist grower communities rather than formal cultivar registration. It is unclear whether all seed listings under the name FruteGum trace directly to the original Mojo Pepper cross or represent separate frutescens x chinense selections marketed under the same name.

FruteGum appears primarily within enthusiast and seed seller circles and lacks formal published horticultural or laboratory documentation.