Vegetables
| Heredity: |
Open Pollinated
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| Country of Origin: |
Bolivia |
Data specific to Peppers (Edit)
| General Type: |
Habanero
Other: Sinense
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| Pepper Shape: |
Wrinkled
Other: Wormlike appearance
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| Fruit Length: |
1 - 1.5 inches |
| Fruit Width at Shoulders: |
0.25 - 0.5 inch |
| Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: |
Other: Green to Pale Yellow to Creamy White
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| Days to First Harvest and Maturity: |
80 - 90 color not specified |
| Scoville Heat Units (approximate SHU): |
200,000 - 300,000 |
| Heat: |
Hot 30K-300K SHU
|
General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
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| Life cycle: |
Perennial
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| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
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| Plant Height: |
12 - 24 inches |
| Fruit: |
Showy
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| Flower Color: |
White
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| Bloom Size: |
Under 1"
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| Uses: |
Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
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| Containers: |
Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
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- Hot Pepper
- Caterpillar Pepper
- Aribibi Gusanito
- Aji Gusano
- Ají Gusanito
- Gusano
- Gusanito
- Arivivi Gusano
Posted by
DanCarmona (Fort Wayne, Indiana - Zone 5a) on Jan 16, 2012 11:55 AM concerning plant:
Capsicum: Frutescens
Origin: Bolivia
PI: 543203
Flower: Erect, small, sharp curve
Petals: Greenish
Spots: No
Calyx: Toothless
Pods: Erect, candle-like, 1"
Seed: yellow-brow
Leaves: smooth, shiny
Plant height: 24" > 36"
Maturity: 80 days
Habit: tree-like, sturdy
Scoville units: 50,000-80,000
Germ. Time: 2 wk.> 2 mo.
Actually a C.frutescens / Chinense cross, this plant is anything but a typical C. frutescens in terms of both appearance and flavour. The pods have Chinense characteristics being pungent and wrinkled. They look very much like the similarly named Aribibi Gusano (the Caterpillar pepper). They mature from white to yellow. The seeds are much sought after although very hard to get.
Posted by
poisondartfrog (SE Kentucky - Zone 7a) on Aug 27, 2014 3:56 PM concerning plant:
Quite hot, creamy, smoky, nutty flavor.
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