Vegetables
Heredity: Open Pollinated
Country of Origin: Mexico

Data specific to Peppers (Edit)
General Type: New Mexican
Pepper Shape: Tapered
Other: Conical
Fruit Length: 2 - 5 inches
Fruit Width at Shoulders: 0.5 - 2 inches
Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: Green to Red
Days to First Harvest and Maturity: 70-80 green, 100 red.
Wall Thickness: Thin
Scoville Heat Units (approximate SHU): 2500 - 5000
Heat: Medium Hot 2.5-30K SHU

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Plant Height: 18 - 30 inches
Fruit: Showy
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual

Common names
  • Hot Pepper

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