| Heredity: | Hybrid |
| Hybridizer or Originator: | Redwood City Seed Co. |
| General Type: | Jalapeno |
| Pepper Shape: | Tapered Cylindrical |
| Fruit Length: | 3 - 4.5 inches |
| Fruit Width at Shoulders: | 1 inch |
| Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: | Green to Red |
| Days to First Harvest and Maturity: | 80 color not specified |
| Wall Thickness: | Thick |
| Scoville Heat Units (approximate SHU): | 5000 - 30,000 |
| Heat: | Medium Hot 2.5-30K SHU |
| 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) |
| Plant Height: | 24 - 36 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 36 inches |
| Fruit: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Uses: | Vegetable Suitable as Annual |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Culinary Herb/Spice Raw Cooked Fermented |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate: 7-12 Depth to plant seed: 1/2 to 1 inch Start indoors Can handle transplanting |
| Pollinators: | Self Bumblebees Bees |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots |
| Conservation status: | Least Concern (LC) |
| thepurplebug | On May 7, 2019 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) Freezing temps killed everything. |
| thepurplebug | On May 5, 2019 | Miscellaneous Event Moved to the back porch. |
| thepurplebug | On March 23, 2019 | Transplanted Into 4-packs |
| thepurplebug | On March 15, 2019 | Seeds germinated |
| thepurplebug | On March 4, 2019 | Seeds sown 16 seeds sown indoors in the upstairs bathroom. No grow lights. 68-72 degrees. |
| variegatagal | On May 24, 2023 | Seeds germinated 2 grow bags |
| variegatagal | On April 23, 2022 | Seeds germinated |
| variegatagal | On April 16, 2022 | Seeds sown Bakers Creek Seeds |
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