Vegetables
Heredity: Hybrid

Data specific to Peppers (Edit)
General Type: Other: Similar to Pepperoncini.
Pepper Shape: Other: Blunt
Fruit Length: 3 - 4"
Fruit Width at Shoulders: 1 - 1.5"
Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: Green to Red
Days to First Harvest and Maturity: 45 green, 55-60 red
Scoville Heat Units (approximate SHU): 330 green, 235 red.
Heat: Mild 100-2500 SHU

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 10-13 Inches
Plant Spread: 12-16 Inches
Leaves: Broadleaf
Fruit: Showy
Fruiting Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Other Beneficial Insects
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Pollinators: Bumblebees
Bees

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Common names
  • Pepper

Photo Gallery
Location: My Gardens
Date: July 26, 2015
Illustrating Pepper Colors
Location: My Gardens
Date: July 26, 2015
Rich Color Inside: Shown Here On 6" Plate
Location: My Gardens
Date: September 7, 2015
Color Is Fire Engine Red
Location: My Gardens
Date: August 22, 2015
Small Plant But Loaded With Peppers!
Location: My Gardens
Date: July 26, 2015
Interior Color & Structure: Illustrated On 6" Plate
Location: Cedarhome, Washington
Date: 2017-08-08
Comments:
  • Posted by TBGDN (Indiana - Zone 5a) on Aug 3, 2015 6:24 AM concerning plant:
    I ran across this plant at a local Amish garden center in late spring. It was the only one left on the shelf, and the label 'Sweet Heat' caught my eye. Being curious, I brought it home and planted it in the row with other bell peppers. I watched it grow, and it seemed to stop growing at about 14" tall and about the same spread. There were lots of buds and blooms. I picked the first peppers on July 26th, and they are the ones I posted pictures of today, August 3, 2015. They are very colorful, but the taste is what I had waited for! I expected them to be hot, but I was pleasantly surprised with a mild, tangy flavor, suitable for salads or for eating raw. I liked them so much that I ate the one pictured above. They are crispy, juicy, and delicious! The size of the fruits is about 4+ inches in length. I am glad I found this last plant at the garden center. I had noticed that Burpee Seed Company had the seeds available in early summer.

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