Vegetables
| Heredity: |
Open Pollinated
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| History: |
Famous in St. Augustine |
| Country of Origin: |
Spain or Cuba |
Data specific to Peppers (Edit)
| General Type: |
Other: Sinense
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| Pepper Shape: |
Tapered
Wrinkled
Other: Conical or bullet shaped
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| Fruit Length: |
2 - 3 inches |
| Fruit Width at Shoulders: |
0.75 - 1 inch |
| Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: |
Green to Yellow
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| Days to First Harvest and Maturity: |
90+ color not specified |
| Scoville Heat Units (approximate SHU): |
100,000 - 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: |
24 - 30 inches |
| Fruit: |
Showy
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| Uses: |
Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
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- Datil
- Datil Hot Pepper
- Minorcan Hot Pepper
Posted by
DanCarmona (Fort Wayne, Indiana - Zone 5a) on Jan 21, 2012 11:00 AM concerning plant:
Datil
Capsicum: sinense
Origin: USA
PI: 281435
Flower: stellate, small, bell-shaped
Petals: white
Spots: No
Calyx: Almost toothless
Pods: 2"L-3/4"W Green > red
Seed: yellow-brown
Leaves: large, uneven
Plant height: 24"
Maturity: 95 days
Habit: small, usually low tree
Scoville units: 100,000 - 325,000
Germ. Time: 3 wk. >.3 mo.
Synonym: Capsicum sinensis
This variety has been grown for about 300 years in St. Augustine Florida, and its name in Spanish means "edible date." It is a sinense variety and has similar heat and aroma to the Habanero, except that the Datil is more fruity and much sweeter. This species is most readily distinguished by the three to five flowers at each node, the drooping pedicels, and the circular constriction at the base of the fruit "cap."
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