Heredity: | Open Pollinated |
Country of Origin: | USA, Texas |
General Type: | Other: Pequin, Chiltepin |
Pepper Shape: | Other: Ovoid |
Fruit Length: | 0.5 - 1 inch |
Fruit Width at Shoulders: | 0.25+ inch |
Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: | Green to Orange to Red |
Days to First Harvest and Maturity: | 90+ green, 120 orange-red |
Scoville Heat Units (approximate SHU): | 50,000 - 100,000 |
Heat: | Hot 30K-300K SHU |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Plant Height: | 12 - 30 inches |
Plant Spread: | 12+ inches |
Fruit: | Showy |
Uses: | Vegetable Suitable as Annual |
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