Dragonfly Bell Pepper
10+ Seeds/Packet 🐉🟣 Dragonfly Bell Pepper Capsicum annuum · The Dragonfly Bell Pepper ripens to a dramatic grape-purple hue 🍇, adding a unique splash of color to gardens and plates 🍽️. Medium-sized, blocky bells are visually striking an...
- Packet
- 10
- Season
- 2026
10+ Seeds/Packet
🐉🟣 Dragonfly Bell Pepper
Capsicum annuum
The Dragonfly Bell Pepper ripens to a dramatic grape-purple hue 🍇, adding a unique splash of color to gardens and plates 🍽️. Medium-sized, blocky bells are visually striking and delectably sweet, crisp, and juicy. A standout variety that’s as ornamental as it is versatile in the kitchen.
👅 Flavor Profile:
Mild 🍯, sweet 🍭, refreshing 💦, and zero heat 🌶❌.
🍴 Culinary Uses:
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🥗 Slice fresh for salads, crudité platters, or snacking
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🧀 Stuff with grains, meats, or cheeses for colorful appetizers
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🔥 Roast or grill to enhance sweetness and deepen color
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🍝 Toss into stir-fries, pasta, or sautés for a purple twist
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🫙 Pickle or preserve for unique antipasto additions
👨🍳 Chef’s Pitch:
The Dragonfly Bell is the artist’s bell pepper 👨🍳🎨. With its thick, sweet flesh and rich grape-purple color, it’s a plating dream — ideal for chefs who want a pepper that pops on the plate while offering approachable sweetness and crunch.
🌱 Growing Notes:
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🪴 Sturdy, compact plants with high yields
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📏 Medium-sized blocky bells (3–4 inches)
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🎨 Ripen green 💚 ➡️ rich grape-purple 💜
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⏱ Early-mid season maturity
🌶 Scoville Heat Units (SHU): 0 — sweet pepper, no heat.
Start indoors 8–10 weeks before last frost. Germinate at 26–30 °C on a heat mat; peppers stall below 22 °C. Pot up to 10–15 cm before hardening off outside after nights stay above 12 °C.
Feed balanced through bloom, then bump potassium for fruiting. Stake taller varieties. More detail in our full Canadian growing guide.
Match the pepper to the technique: thin-walled varieties blister fast in a hot pan; thick-walled ones roast or stuff beautifully; fruit-forward ones make balanced sauces and pickles. The variety's flavour profile is your shortcut — see Choosing the right pepper for a use-case guide.


























