| Heredity: | Open Pollinated |
| History: | Named after a mountain in Argentina where it supposedly originated. |
| Country of Origin: | Argentina |
| General Type: | Cuban |
| Fruit Length: | 9-12" |
| Fruit Width at Shoulders: | 2.5" |
| Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: | Green to Yellow to Orange to Red |
| Days to First Harvest and Maturity: | 70 green, 80+ for other colors. |
| Wall Thickness: | Medium |
| Scoville Heat Units (approximate SHU): | o. |
| Heat: | Sweet<100SHU |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb Shrub |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F) |
| Plant Height: | Most say 36" |
| Plant Spread: | 18-24" |
| Leaves: | Evergreen |
| Fruit: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Uses: | Vegetable Suitable as Annual |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Resistances: | Deer Resistant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide darkness Needs specific temperature Days to germinate: 8 to 20 days, depending on soil temperature Depth to plant seed: 1/4 inch Start indoors Can handle transplanting Other info: Open pollinated- saved seeds come true if no cross-pollination |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Preferred depth: Minimum of 12" deep; width of pot should be no less than 12", preferably wider |
| lovesblooms | On February 25, 2018 | Seeds sown indoors |
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