General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
Shrub
|
Life cycle: |
Perennial
|
Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
|
Water Preferences: |
Mesic
|
Fruit: |
Showy
|
Uses: |
Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
|
Posted by
DanCarmona (Fort Wayne, Indiana - Zone 5a) on Jan 20, 2012 12:42 PM concerning plant:
NuMex Eclipse
Capsicum: Annuum
Origin: New Mexico
PI: 640591
Flower: erect, stellate
Petals: white
Spots: no
Calyx: toothless
Pods: Green > brown,4-6"L
Seed: yellow-brown
Leaves: medium, glabrous
Plant height: 18-24"
Maturity: 70 Days
Habit: sturdy, tree-like bush
Scoville units: 500
Germ. Time: 1 wk > 2 mo.
This hybridized cultivar was developed at the New Mexico State University in 1988 by Drs.Bosland, Iglesias, and Tanksley. Its cousins are the NuMex Sunrise and NuMex Sunset. They are used primarily as ornamental chiles. All three cultivars originated from a cross between 'Permagreen' and 'New Mexico 6-4'. They are similar in pungency to 'New Mexico 6-4'.
« Add a new plant to the database
» Search the Peppers Database: by characteristics or by cultivar name
« See the general plant entry for Peppers (Capsicum)
« The Peppers Database Front Page
« The Plants Database Front Page