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Santa Fe Grande | |
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Species | Capsicum annuum |
Cultivar group | New Mexico chile |
Cultivar | 'Santa Fe Grande' |
Heat | Low |
Scoville scale | 0-999 SHU |
The Santa Fe Grande is a New Mexico 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. they ripen from a pale yellow to a bright orange or fiery red.
The peppers grow upright on 24" chile plants. Santa Fe Grande's fruit have a slightly sweet taste and are fairly mild in pungency. Fresno chile peppers are of the Santa Fe Grande group.
See also
- Big Jim pepper
- Chimayó pepper
- Fresno chile
- New Mexico No. 9
- Sandia pepper
- New Mexico chile
- List of Capsicum cultivars
References
- ^ Michael Hultquist. "Chili Pepper Madness". Retrieved 8 Dec 2012.
- ^ Dave DeWitt and Paul W. Bosland (2009). The Complete Chile Pepper Book: A Gardener's Guide to Choosing, Growing, Preserving, and Cooking. Timber Press. ISBN 978-0881929201.
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