Heredity: | Open Pollinated |
History: | When it was introduced in 1900, it was considered giant-sized. |
Country of Origin: | USA |
Hybridizer or Originator: | Burpee 1900 |
General Type: | Bell |
Fruit Length: | 4" (larger if thinned) |
Fruit Width at Shoulders: | 4" |
Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: | Green to Red |
Days to First Harvest and Maturity: | 73 geen, 90 red |
Wall Thickness: | Thick |
Heat: | Sweet<100SHU |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Plant Height: | 24-32" |
Plant Spread: | 12-18" |
Fruit: | Showy |
Uses: | Vegetable Suitable as Annual |
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