Heirloom Organic Santa Fe Hot Pepper Seeds (15)
Santa Fe Grande Hot Pepper
A pretty chile, Santa Fe Grande pepper (also known as Guero) matures from yellow to orange-red with mild heat and slight sweetness. It works well either cooked or fresh for salads, salsas, and other dishes based on chile peppers. Plants grow about 2 feet tall and are resistant to tobacco mosaic virus.
LightFull sunThe Santa Fe Grande chile pepper, also known as "Yellow hot chili pepper" and the "Guero chili pepper", is a very prolific cultivar used in the Southwestern United States. The plants are resistant to tobacco mosaic virus. The conical, blunt fruits are about 2 in long. Heirloom favorite with heavy yields. Sweet, slightly smoky, and mild.With their sweet flavor, mild heat, and vibrant color, the Santa Fe Grande pepper (a.k.a. the guero pepper) is a favorite in the American Southwest – both in the kitchen and for ornamental planting. They make an excellent bell pepper substitute, mild enough to eat raw no matter your heat tolerance though with a little extra sweetness to boot.Santa Fe Grande is of the Capsicum annuum family, produced in the southwest. The peppers grow upright on 24″ plants and have a mildFull Description.
The Santa Fe Grande chile pepper, also known as "Yellow hot chili pepper" and the "Guero chili pepper", is a very prolific cultivar used in the Southwestern United States. The plants are resistant to tobacco mosaic virus. The conical, blunt fruits are about 2 in (5.1 cm) long.
This heavy-yielding heirloom pepper is medium-hot (about 700 on the Scoville rating scale) at maturity and matures from yellow to red.
Fruit size3.5 by 1.5 inches
Matures75 to 80 days
Plant spacing18 to 24 inches apart
Plant size24 to 30 inches tall
Scoville heat units500 to 750 (mild)