Vegetables
Heredity: Open Pollinated
Country of Origin: USA

Data specific to Peppers (Edit)
General Type: Cayenne
Pepper Shape: Wrinkled
Other: Phallic shape with rounded tip
Fruit Length: 3 - 5 inches
Fruit Width at Shoulders: 1 - 1.25 inches
Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: Green to Red
Days to First Harvest and Maturity: 70-80 color not specified
Scoville Heat Units (approximate SHU): 7000 - 25,000
Heat: Medium Hot 2.5-30K SHU

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
  • Hot Pepper
Also sold as:
  • Red Peter
  • PI 593566

Photo Gallery
Location: all photos from my gardens
Date: 10-21-2018
Location: Ingleside. Illinois
Date: 2023-06-04
Location: Zone 5 Fort Wayne Indiana
Date: 2010-09-06
Red Peter pepper
Location: Zone 5 Fort Wayne Indiana
Date: 2010-09-06
Red Peter
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2016-05-13
Location: Plano, TX
Location: Plano, TX
Date: 2015-07-21
Germination in 8 days

Date: 2018-09-17
Uploaded by Anderwood
Location: Bon Aqua, TN
Date: 2003
Image used courtesy of the New Hope Seed Company
Comments:
  • Posted by DanCarmona (Fort Wayne, Indiana - Zone 5a) on Jan 20, 2012 8:23 AM concerning plant:
    Red Peter
    Capsicum: Annuum
    Origin: USA
    PI: 593566
    Flower: erect, stellate, small
    Petals: white
    Spots: no
    Calyx: toothless
    Pods: Green > red,3>4" L
    Seed: yellow-brown
    Leaves: green, medium, glabrous
    Plant height: 18-24"
    Maturity: 90 days
    Habit: sturdy, tree-like bush
    Scoville units: 70,000 -100,000
    Germ. Time: 1 wk > 2 mo.

    Regularly voted as the Worlds most pornographic pepper! Peppers are mildly hot and turn from green to red when mature. The chilies are downwards pointing and prefers slight shade and a wind free growing area Peter Peppers are hotter than the tabasco and at least 10 times hotter than the jalapeno.
  • Posted by farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Aug 1, 2013 2:42 PM concerning plant:
    They grow ok here and are reasonably hot. Not much taste otherwise. Interesting novelty but not very useful.

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