Year Introduced: | 2006 |
Heredity: | Hybrid |
History: | Improved Santa Fe type |
Hybridizer or Originator: | Seminis |
General Type: | New Mexican Wax |
Disease Resistance: | Tobacco Mosaic Virus |
Pepper Shape: | Other: Cone |
Fruit Length: | 3 - 4" |
Fruit Width at Shoulders: | 1.5 - 2" |
Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: | Other: Cream to Yellow to Rosy Orange to Red |
Days to First Harvest and Maturity: | 66 creamy white, 85 ripe red. Often picked yellow. |
Scoville Heat Units (approximate SHU): | 500-600 |
Heat: | Mild 100-2500 SHU |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Plant Height: | 18 - 24" |
Fruit: | Showy |
Uses: | Vegetable Suitable as Annual |
Awards and Recognitions: | AAS (All-America Selection®): 2006 National |
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