VEGETABLES / PEPPER
SWEET
Japanese pepper resembling cayenne. Plants are 23-32" tall. Green stems with dark purple nodes. Sparse pubescence on leaves and stems. White flowers. Immature pale green fruit turn red at maturity. Very rarely, immature fruit may have minor anthocyanin striping. Elongate shape and pendant. Fruits are 5.6-7.3" long, 0.4-0.9" wide, 0.5-0.9 oz. Mid-season maturing, high productivity, 15% of plants lodged when grown in 2013 at Heritage Farm. Good flavor, thin walls, moderate heat in walls and placenta at mature red stage. SSE Accession # 116208
SSE Accession: 116208
$3
Listed In: 1998, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017