Vegetables
Heredity: Open Pollinated
Country of Origin: Zimbabwe

Data specific to Peppers (Edit)
General Type: Other: Frutescens, Tabasco-like
Pepper Shape: Tapered
Cylindrical
Fruit Length: 0.75 - 1 inch
Fruit Width at Shoulders: 0.375 - 0.5 inch
Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: Green to Orange to Red
Days to First Harvest and Maturity: 90+ color not specified
Scoville Heat Units (approximate SHU): 100,000 - 350,000
Heat: Hot 30K-300K SHU

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 24 - 36 inches
Fruit: Showy
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual

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Common names
  • Hot Pepper

Photo Gallery
Location: Zone 5 Indiana
Date: 2015-11-28
Zimbabwe Bird  Some peppers taken by Europeans from South Ameri
Location: Zone 5 Indiana
Date: 2015-11-24
Zimbabwe Bird  Some peppers taken by Europeans from South Ameri

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