Description
AAS WINNER DETAILS
Winner Type: Regional (Southeast, Heartland, Great Lakes)
Class: Pepper
Variety Name: Hot Sunset F1
Genus: Capsicum
Species: annuum
Year: 2015
Common Name: Hot wax pepper
Type: Edible – Vegetable
Breeder: Seminis Vegetable Seeds
Close Market Comparison: Stoked, Inferno
PLANT NEEDS
Duration Type: Annual
Light Needs: Full sun
Water Needs: Normal
Season Type: Warm season
Staking Required: No
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Foliage Color: Green
Plant Habit: Spreading, upright
Plant Height: 32 inches
Fruit Color (Harvest): Red mature fruit
Fruit Shape: Elongated banana fruit that finishes with a point
Fruit Size: 7.25 inches x 1.5 inches
Fruit Weight: 1.6 ounces
Fruit Flavor Description: Spicy with 650 scoville average on a fresh basis
Number Of Fruits Per Plant: 15-20
IN THE GARDEN
Container: Yes
Garden Spacing: 18-24 inches
Days To Harvest (Direct Sowing Seed): Not recommended
Days To Harvest (Transplant): 85
Plant Spread: 2 feet
Disease Resistances or Tolerances: Xanthomonas Campetsris Race 1-3 (X3R), TSWV
HOW TO GROW
Fertilize well. No staking needed.
AAS Winners
JM –
don’t let reviews fool you, some of these Hot Sunsets are EXTREMELY HOT peppers.