Vegetables
Country of Origin: Italy

Data specific to Peppers (Edit)
Pepper Shape: Tapered
Fruit Length: 6 - 8 inches
Fruit Width at Shoulders: 1.5 - 2.5 inches
Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: Green to Red
Days to First Harvest and Maturity: 70 green, 85 red.
Heat: Sweet<100SHU

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 18 - 24 inches
Fruit: Showy
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual

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Common names
  • Sweet Pepper

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Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2009-07-04
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2009-07-02
Comments:
  • Posted by farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Feb 14, 2013 3:06 PM concerning plant:
    A hybrid red Bull's Horn type reaching 8 x 2.5 inches. It is quite productive here and my favorite of this type. Taste as a frying pepper is not as good as Melrose, but Italia is much more versatile.

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