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Pepper MexiBell F1

1988 AAS Edible – Vegetable Winner

MexiBell looks like a sweet pepper, but it’s not. This bell pepper has an entirely new flavor – pungent. It combines a 3 to 4 lobed blocky bell fruit shape with the flavor similar to an Anaheim pepper. If desired, you can control the heat by cutting out the entire seed core, removing all seeds and white ribs. The productive 24-inch MexiBell plants are tolerant of Tobacco Mosaic Virus. Foliage provides an excellent canopy over the peppers that can be harvested in 120 days from seed when mature green or at 140 days to red.

Categories: 1988, Edibles/Vegetables, National, Pepper
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AAS WINNER DETAILS

Winner Type:  National
Class: Pepper
Variety Name: MexiBell F1
Genus: Capsicum
Species: annum
Year: 1988
Common Name: Pepper
Type: Edible – Vegetable
Breeder: Sun Seeds/Seeds By Design
Close Market Comparison: Lady Bell for fruit shape, Anaheim for flavor

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: 24 inches
Fruit Color (Harvest): Green, matures to red
Fruit Shape: Short and blocky
Fruit Size: 3.5-3.75 inches
Fruit Weight: 5-6 ounces
Fruit Flavor Description: Pungent, hot

IN THE GARDEN

Container: Yes
Garden Spacing:
 18 inches
Days To Harvest (Sowing Seed): 120 to mature green, 140 to red
Days To Harvest (Transplant): 60
Plant Spread: 12-18 inches
Disease Resistances or Tolerances: Tobacco mosaic virus

HOW TO GROW

MexiBell is easy to grow from seed.

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