Heredity: | Open Pollinated |
Country of Origin: | South Carolina, USA |
Hybridizer or Originator: | USDA |
General Type: | Cayenne |
Pepper Shape: | Cylindrical Wrinkled |
Fruit Length: | 3 - 5" |
Fruit Width at Shoulders: | 0.75" |
Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: | Green to Yellow to Orange to Red |
Days to First Harvest and Maturity: | 70 yellow-green, 85 red. |
Wall Thickness: | Thin |
Scoville Heat Units (approximate SHU): | 70,000 - 100,000 |
Heat: | Hot 30K-300K SHU |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb Shrub |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Plant Height: | 18 - 30" |
Fruit: | Showy |
Uses: | Vegetable Suitable as Annual |
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