Heredity: | Open Pollinated |
Country of Origin: | Brazil; Argentina; Paraguay |
General Type: | Other: Wild |
Pepper Shape: | Round |
Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: | Green to Red Green to Orange |
Wall Thickness: | Thick |
Scoville Heat Units (approximate SHU): | 8,000-50,000 |
Heat: | Medium Hot 2.5-30K SHU |
Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F) |
Plant Height: | 10 feet |
Leaves: | Deciduous Broadleaf |
Fruit: | Showy Indehiscent |
Uses: | Vegetable |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem |
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