Vegetables
| Heredity: |
Open Pollinated
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| Days to harvest: |
72 |
Data specific to Peppers (Edit)
| General Type: |
Ornamental
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| Pepper Shape: |
Tapered
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| Fruit Length: |
2 to 2.5 inches |
| Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: |
Yellow to Orange to Red
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| Heat: |
Mild 100-2500 SHU
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General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
Shrub
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
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| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
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| Fruit: |
Showy
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| Uses: |
Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
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Posted by
DanCarmona (Fort Wayne, Indiana - Zone 5a) on Jan 17, 2012 8:26 AM concerning plant:
Medusa
Capsicum: Annuum
Origin: USA
PI:
Flower: erect, stellate, small
Petals: white
Spots: no
Calyx: toothless
Pods: 2" ivory > yellow > orange > red
Seed: yellow-brown
Leaves: green, medium, glabrous
Plant height: 8-10"
Maturity: 60 days
Habit: sturdy, tree-like bush
Scoville
Germ. Time: 1 wk > 2 mo.
An ornamental plant with a 'chile hairdo' to rival the legendary Medusa of Greek mythology. This 8" tall compact plant can produce up to 100 small 2in upright fruits. The plant should be in full sun to obtain the best colors on the fruits.
Posted by
BookerC1 (Mackinaw, IL - Zone 5a) on Aug 22, 2014 10:02 PM concerning plant:
I was hooked the first time I saw this diminutive ornamental pepper planted as a border in a flower bed. The tiny, wavy peppers are held upside-down, with the points extending into the air. The peppers develop over the course of several weeks, so it is common to have peppers ranging from very pale yellow, almost white, through all the colors of flame, with bright yellow, orange, and red peppers, all at the same time. These are easy to grow from seed.
Plant Events from our members
| antsinmypants |
On April 8, 2023 |
Plant emerged
1 seedling emerged. |
| antsinmypants |
On March 9, 2023 |
Seeds sown
4 |
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