Vegetables
Year Introduced: 2018
Heredity: Open Pollinated
Country of Origin: Brazil
Hybridizer or Originator: Francisco José Becker Reifschneider; Cláudia Silva da Costa Ribeiro; Sabrina Isabel Costa de Carvalho; EMBRAPA Vegetables

Data specific to Peppers (Edit)
General Type: Ornamental
Other: Biquinho/Piquillo
Disease Resistance: Bacterial Leaf Spot
Potato Virus Y
Fruit Length: 3.2 centimeters/1.25 inches
Fruit Width at Shoulders: 1.8 centimeters/0.7 inches
Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: Other: Green to Salmon
Scoville Heat Units (approximate SHU): 170
Heat: Mild 100-2500 SHU

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Plant Height: 70 centimeters/28 inches
Plant Spread: 1 meter/3 feet
Leaves: Broadleaf
Fruit: Showy
Indehiscent
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw

Common names
  • Sweet Pepper

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