Vegetables
Heredity: Open Pollinated
History: Traditionally dried for Paprika powder, or used for stuffing.
Country of Origin: Hungary

Data specific to Peppers (Edit)
General Type: Paprika
Pepper Shape: Squat
Fruit Length: 1-2"
Fruit Width at Shoulders: 2-3"
Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: White to Orange to Red
Days to First Harvest and Maturity: 70 white, 80+ ripe
Wall Thickness: Thick
Scoville Heat Units (approximate SHU): Sweet when white, 1000-2000 ripe.
Heat: Mild 100-2500 SHU

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 18"
Plant Spread: 12-18"
Fruit: Showy
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual

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Common names
  • Pepper
Also sold as:
  • Hungarian Apple Pepper

Photo Gallery
Location: Ingleside. Illinois
Date: 2021-07-24
Immature fruit.

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: Zone 5 Indiana
Date: 2014-02-01
Capsicum: Annuum Origin: Hungary PI: 543809 Flower shape & size:
Location: Mississippi
Date: 2015-07-21
immature fruit

Date: 2012-10-01

Courtesy Sustainable Seed Company
  • Uploaded by vic

Courtesy Sustainable Seed Company
  • Uploaded by vic
Location: Zone 5 Indiana
Date: 2014-02-01
The Hungarian Almapaprika is very similar in shape to the Hungari

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy

Courtesy Annie's Heirloom Seeds
  • Uploaded by vic
Plant Events from our members
p1mkw On March 26, 2011 Plant emerged
p1mkw On March 20, 2011 Seeds sown
antsinmypants From May 16, 2022 to May 24, 2022 Transplanted
Into Garden Two & into 2 pots with Nasturtium
antsinmypants On March 1, 2022 Plant emerged
All 9 seedlings have emerged.
antsinmypants On February 22, 2022 Seeds sown
Indoors under lights on heat mat.

3 cups, 3 seeds each.
antsinmypants On March 7, 2021 Plant emerged
antsinmypants On February 24, 2021 Seeds sown
3 seeds sown indoors under lights.
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