| Heredity: | Open Pollinated |
| History: | There is also a yellow version |
| Country of Origin: | Netherlands and United States |
| Hybridizer or Originator: | Popular among the Pennsylvania Dutch |
| General Type: | Wax |
| Pepper Shape: | Other: Shaped like a Hinkel Hatz (chicken heart) |
| Fruit Length: | 0.75 - 1.5 inch |
| Fruit Width at Shoulders: | 0.5 - 0.75 inch |
| Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: | Green to Red |
| Days to First Harvest and Maturity: | 70-80 green, 90 red. |
| Scoville Heat Units (approximate SHU): | 30,000 - 125,000 |
| Heat: | Hot 30K-300K SHU |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Plant Height: | 15 - 30 inches |
| Fruit: | Showy |
| Uses: | Vegetable Suitable as Annual |
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