Vegetables
Heredity: Open Pollinated
History: From St. Augustine, Florida.
Country of Origin: United States

Data specific to Peppers (Edit)
General Type: Other: Sinense
Pepper Shape: Squat
Wrinkled
Other: Lantern shape with small nipple on end
Fruit Length: 1.5 - 2 inches
Fruit Width at Shoulders: 0.75 - 1 inch
Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: Green to Orange to Red
Days to First Harvest and Maturity: 80-90 green, 100 orange-red.
Heat: Sweet<100SHU

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Plant Height: 30 - 44 inches
Fruit: Showy
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual

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Common names
  • Hot Pepper
Also sold as:
  • Sweet Dátil

Photo Gallery
Location: Central Arkansas
Date: 2016-03-16
Sweet Datil Pepper - top view - 5 week seedling in 3 inch pot
Location: Central Arkansas
Date: 2016-03-16
Sweet Datil Pepper - 5 week seedling in 3 inch pot

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