| Heredity: | Open Pollinated |
| History: | Heirloom Italian Frying Pepper. (Also see hybrid 'Giant Marconi'.) |
| Country of Origin: | Italy |
| General Type: | Cuban Italian Frying |
| Pepper Shape: | Other: Blunt Taper |
| Fruit Length: | 7-10" |
| Fruit Width at Shoulders: | 2-3" |
| Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: | Green to Red |
| Days to First Harvest and Maturity: | 70 green, 90 red. |
| Heat: | Sweet<100SHU |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Plant Height: | 20-30" |
| Plant Spread: | 12-18" |
| Fruit: | Showy |
| Uses: | Vegetable Suitable as Annual |
| lovesblooms | On February 25, 2018 | Seeds sown indoors |
| lovesblooms | On February 2, 2017 | Seeds sown |
| antsinmypants | On March 9, 2023 | Seeds sown 3 |
| antsinmypants | On February 22, 2022 | Seeds sown 2 cups, 3 seeds each. |
| LyraLu | On March 14, 2022 | Seeds sown heat mat |
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