Ware

C. annuum. Non-pungent. Fruit mature from pale green to dark red. Triangular shape; smooth, glossy skin; sunken or pointed blossom end; slightly corrugated in cross section. Standard flavor; moderately sweet; thin walls. Fruit 4-4.7" long; 1.9-2.4" wide; and 2-3oz. Plants 1.5-2.5' tall; erect; sparsely branched. Flowers white; stigma level with anthers. Green leaves and stems; light purple nodes. Highly productive, severe lodging, and early maturing when grown in 2014 at Heritage Farm. This variety was donated to SSE in 1991 by Neil Ware of Chesapeake, VA. Neil began growing this variety in 1976 when he received it from his father, Doyle Ware. Doyle maintained it in his garden in Cuyahoga Falls, OH for as far back as Neil can remember. This pepper variety can be traced back two more generations to Neil’s grandfather, John E. Ware, and great-grandfather, (another) John E. Ware. Neil was told that this John E. Ware maintained the variety on his farm in Webster County, West Virginia as far back as 1904. SSE Accession # 116638