Heredity: | Open Pollinated |
Hybridizer or Originator: | Dr. Michael Mazourek of Cornell University developed this as a sweet alternative to Habanero peppers. |
General Type: | Habanero |
Pepper Shape: | Wrinkled |
Fruit Length: | 2.5" |
Fruit Width at Shoulders: | 0.5" |
Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: | Other: Yellow to Orange |
Days to First Harvest and Maturity: | 70-75 yellow, 90-100 orange |
Wall Thickness: | Thin |
Heat: | Sweet<100SHU |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Plant Height: | 18" |
Plant Spread: | 18" |
Fruit: | Showy Other: Ripens from lime green to bright orange. |
Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall Fall |
Uses: | Vegetable Suitable as Annual |
Edible Parts: | Fruit |
Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate: 14-28 days Depth to plant seed: 0.25" Start indoors Can handle transplanting |
Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
antsinmypants | On February 23, 2022 | Seeds sown 1 cup 5 seeds. |
TomatoNut95 | On January 5, 2023 | Seeds germinated |
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