Vegetables
| Heredity: |
Open Pollinated
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| Country of Origin: |
Italy |
Data specific to Peppers (Edit)
| General Type: |
Cuban
Italian Frying
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| Pepper Shape: |
Tapered
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| Fruit Length: |
8" |
| Fruit Width at Shoulders: |
1.5-2" |
| Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: |
Green to Red
|
| Days to First Harvest and Maturity: |
65 Green, 80 red. |
| Wall Thickness: |
Thick
|
| Scoville Heat Units (approximate SHU): |
0. (A few growers report mild heat |
| Heat: |
Sweet<100SHU
|
General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
Shrub
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
|
| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
|
| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
|
| Plant Height: |
18-30" |
| Fruit: |
Showy
|
| Uses: |
Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
|
- Cowhorn Pepper
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Posted by
BookerC1 (Mackinaw, IL - Zone 5a) on Aug 22, 2014 10:46 PM concerning plant:
A long, curved, horn-shaped pepper whose name literally means "Horn of the Bull." These are mild and sweet, and are wonderful for roasting or grilling. I also like slicing the mature red fruits into rings, to add a great color and fruity flavor to salads. My kids particularly like them stuffed with cheese seasoned with buffalo wing seasoning.
I had good luck saving seed and planting in subsequent years with this pepper.
Posted by
gardenfish (Arkansas - Zone 7b) on Aug 10, 2019 10:35 AM concerning plant:
Although I have been growing peppers for many years, I have not grown this variety until this year. When you look at pictures of varieties of plants you are
considering growing, you usually think, Oh, that won't get as big/as pretty/as whatever. The fruit on this variety DOES get as big as the picture! One fruit off of my plant measured 8 and one half inches long. Not a great big plant, but a heavy producer and beautiful to look at.
Plant Events from our members
| dnrevel |
On June 16, 2022 |
Harvested
Harvested two peppers (super early!) from CSS Project Grow community garden site, picture shown of first harvest. Yummy with scrambled eggs this a.m! No need to remove the seeds. Mild, delicious flavor. Will definitely grow again. |
| dnrevel |
On May 18, 2022 |
Transplanted
Planted at CSS Project Grow community garden site. |
| dnrevel |
On May 14, 2022 |
Obtained plant
Purchased at local Project Grow plant sale. |
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