Italian Cheese

C. annuum. Squash pepper. Flattened, circular, highly ribbed fruit, resembling a wheel of cheese. Green fruit become red at maturity. Smooth surface. Mature fruit measure 1.7-2.2" long by 2.9-3.7" wide. Little to no heat in fruit wall; moderate heat in placenta. Sweet with standard flavor. Plants reach 2-3' tall. Erect growth habit with few branches. Dark green plants have dark purple nodes. Sparse pubescence. White flowers have both inserted and exserted stigmas. Early maturing when grown in 2013 at Heritage Farm. Average productivity. Considerable lodging. Donated to SSE by Richard Myers. It was given to Myers circa 1985 by James Sauro who obtained the seeds from his Italian family in Boston, MA. Originally brought to the U.S. from Italy by the Sauro family. SSE Accession # 117650