Vegetables
Heredity: Open Pollinated
Country of Origin: Hungary

Data specific to Peppers (Edit)
General Type: Jalapeno
Pepper Shape: Tapered
Cylindrical
Fruit Length: 3 - 4 inches
Fruit Width at Shoulders: 1 inch
Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: Other: Black to Red
Days to First Harvest and Maturity: 70-80, color not specified.
Scoville Heat Units (approximate SHU): 2500 (some may be hotter)
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: 24 - 36"
Fruit: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Fruit
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Hot Pepper

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Location: Zone 5
Date: 2011-06-18
Location: Zone 5
Date: 2011-08-06
Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2021-08-14
Hot Pepper (Capsicum annuum 'Black Hungarian')

Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissio
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 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
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Courtesy Seeds of Victoria
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Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2021-06-30
Hot Pepper (Capsicum annuum 'Black Hungarian') buds, blooms and s
Comments:
  • Posted by DanCarmona (Fort Wayne, Indiana - Zone 5a) on Jan 16, 2012 8:30 AM concerning plant:
    Capsicum: Annuum
    Origin: Hungary
    PI:
    Flower: erect, stellate
    Petals: purple
    Spots: no
    Calyx: toothless
    Pods: 3"-5"L Black > red
    Seed: yellow-brown
    Leaves: medium, glabrous
    Plant height: 18-24"
    Maturity: 70 Days
    Habit: sturdy, tree-like bush
    Scoville units: 2,500-5,000
    Germ. Time: 1 wk > 2 mo.

    A rare Hungarian heirloom. These tall sturdy plants have green foliage with purple veins and produce beautiful purple flowers. The pods are about the same size as a Jalapeno and ripen from black to red in approximately 70 days. The pods are mildly hot and have a delicious flavor. Mild salsa.

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