Vegetables
Year Introduced: 2009
Heredity: Open Pollinated
Country of Origin: Brazil
Hybridizer or Originator: EMBRAPA Vegetables

Data specific to Peppers (Edit)
General Type: Ornamental
Other: Biquinho/Piquillo
Fruit Length: 2.6 centimeters/1 inch
Fruit Width at Shoulders: 1.5 centimeters/0.6 inches
Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: Green to Orange to Red

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Plant Height: 60 centimeters/2 feet
Plant Spread: 1 meter/3.3 feet
Leaves: Broadleaf
Fruit: Showy
Indehiscent
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Resistances: Humidity tolerant

Common names
  • Sweet Pepper
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Capsicum chinense
  • Synonym: Capsicum sinense

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