Mcilhenny Tabasco

C. frutescens. Hot pepper. Tabasco type. Small elongate fruit are pointed and semi-wrinkled and mature from pale yellow to orange to red. Erect fruit measure 1.5-1.85 inches long, up top 0.7 inches wide, and weigh less than an ounce. Given the right conditions plants get very large up to 6 feet tall. Flowers are a yellow-green color. This is a long season variety and does not produce well in northern climates unless grown in a hoop or greenhouse. This is the true tabasco pepper responsible for the famous tabasco sauce. Donated to SSE by Maynard Philbeck (NC PH M) who stated this variety was grown by the McIlhenny's of Avery Island, LA. SSE Accession # 116594