Red

Plants grow to 4' tall. No lodging in 2011. Prickly, red pods are a mix of straight and curved. 6-9 ridges per pod. Pods erect on plants. Green leaves with red veins. Solid red petioles and stems. Seed mature pods reach 7-9" long by 1" wide. Good flavor. Ornamental. Mid-season maturing. Donated to SSE by Orral Craig (IL CR O) who obtained it from KS WO R in 1987. Originally introduced into the SSE Yearbook Exchange by Harry Birge (OK BI H) in the early 1980s. Birge acquired it from Porter & Sons, Seedsmen in 1979. SSE Accession # 114015