Vegetables
| Heredity: |
Open Pollinated
|
| History: |
Called "Hawk Claw" pepper |
| Country of Origin: |
Japan |
Data specific to Peppers (Edit)
| General Type: |
Asian
|
| Pepper Shape: |
Tapered
Cylindrical
|
| Fruit Length: |
1.5 - 3 inches |
| Fruit Width at Shoulders: |
0.25 - 0.375 inch |
| Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: |
Green to Red
|
| Days to First Harvest and Maturity: |
70-80 green, 85 red. |
| Wall Thickness: |
Thin
|
| Scoville Heat Units (approximate SHU): |
10,000 - 30,000 |
| Heat: |
Medium Hot 2.5-30K SHU
|
General Plant Information (Edit)
| Plant Habit: |
Herb/Forb
Shrub
|
| Life cycle: |
Perennial
|
| Sun Requirements: |
Full Sun
|
| Water Preferences: |
Mesic
|
| Plant Height: |
24 - 36 inches |
| Fruit: |
Showy
|
| Uses: |
Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
|
Posted by
DanCarmona (Fort Wayne, Indiana - Zone 5a) on Jan 19, 2012 8:29 AM concerning plant:
Takanotsume
Capsicum: Annuum
Origin: Japan
PI: 593483
Flower: erect, stellate, small
Petals: white
Spots: no
Calyx: toothless
Pods: Green > orange > red,2-3" L
Seed: yellow-brown
Leaves: green, medium, glabrous
Plant height: 18-24"
Maturity: 90 days
Habit: tree-like, sturdy
Scoville units: 50,000-80,000
Germ. Time: 1 wk > 2 mo.
This hot variety meaning 'Claw of the Eagle' is a very popular chile in Japan. The plant grows upright clusters of pods which mature from green to red. Often used dry in Japanese cuisine. Very similar - if not the same as Poinsettia also 'Hahong Kocho'.
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