Year Introduced: | 1983 |
Heredity: | Hybrid |
Country of Origin: | USA |
Hybridizer or Originator: | Burpee |
General Type: | Bell |
Fruit Length: | 3.5 inches |
Fruit Width at Shoulders: | 3.5 inches |
Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: | Green to Red |
Days to First Harvest and Maturity: | 70 color not specified |
Wall Thickness: | Thick |
Heat: | Sweet<100SHU |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) |
Plant Height: | 18-24 inches |
Plant Spread: | 18-24 inches |
Fruit: | Showy |
Uses: | Vegetable Suitable as Annual |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
Propagation: Seeds: | Start indoors Can handle transplanting |
Pollinators: | Self |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
Johannian | On February 17, 2022 | Seeds germinated |
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