Trial: Annual

Years Trialed: 2000

Good Qualities

Color (4); Good stems, fruit up and down stem; Easy; Nice size pod; Excellent side branches, 3 colors on plant same time green with tangerine, orange with red; Hardy, nice green color, peppers all upright - nice shape, not too crowded, hot like a jalapeno; Red is longer stemmed than orange which I know was a factor in reducing Orange’s marks, also, red is more robust, more vigorous than the Orange; Well accepted, size of fruit, no disease; Interesting in arrangements.

Problems

Short stems (2); This seed had very poor germination and we didn’t get any results from it; Some plants more vigorous than other; spotting on foliage; Long crop time for few stems; Maturing late September (Zone 5) probably caused by cold, wet summer; Peppers look too large to be used in the home for vase use, looks out of place or odd; Maybe needs more heat to get red color? taking a long time - 5 months to get color?.

Comments

No pepper weevil damage observed; Not impressed with pod display; Removed all leaves before marketing stems, labor intense but necessary to show off fruit and condition; Will sell when (if) fruit turns red (still waiting 10/10/00) (Coastal CA); Need one layer of support, sometimes two; Consumers thought peppers were edible.

Trial Data

¹1 to 5 scale, with 5 being the best. Market ratings are based on sales to wholesalers, retailers, or final consumers direct.

Supplier

Fred C. Gloeckner 600 Mamaroneck Ave. 60178 Harrison, NY 10528-1613