Vegetables
Heredity: Open Pollinated
Country of Origin: USA, Texas

Data specific to Peppers (Edit)
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

General Plant Information (Edit)
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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Common names
  • Hot Pepper

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Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2018-09-21
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2018-07-20

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