About Sweet Heat

56 days. Early and prolific, this pepper blends sweetness and gentle smoky heat (230–330 SHU) with the nutritional bonus of having 65 percent more vitamin C than the average pepper. Fruits are 3.5” by 1.5” on a compact bushy plant, well-suited to containers.

About Pepper, Hot

Many shapes. Degrees of heat are measured in Scoville heat units (SHU).

Pot Size & Price
3.5-in. pot
$3.00
Sunlight Exposure
Full Sun
Plant Traits
Cold Sensitive
Culinary

Other varieties of Pepper, Hot

Hot Pepper Flaming Flare, bright red peppers
Photo from All American Selections

Flaming Flare

Catalog
V135
Hot Pepper Wenk's Yellow, short hot peppers in light green, yellow, orange and red
Photo from Seed Savers Exchange

Wenk's Yellow

Catalog
V145