# Bianca Pepper

Also known as Bianca F1, pepper 'Bianca', Capsicum annuum 'Bianca'.
Species: Capsicum annuum.

Bianca Pepper is a Capsicum annuum f1 hybrid from Enkhuizen, North Holland, Netherlands. Capsi’s sourced range is 0 SHU (Official breeder). Flavor is sweet, mild, crisp. Used for Eaten raw in salads and crudités, stuffed and baked, roasted, sautéed, frozen. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.

## Heat sources

- 0 SHU · Official breeder
  Cornell Garden-Based Learning, Cornell Cooperative Extension Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
  https://vegvariety.cce.cornell.edu/main/detail.php?variety_id=5217

## Heritage

F1 hybrid

Bianca Pepper is an F1 hybrid. Named parents aren't linked in Capsi yet.

Credit: Enza Zaden

Parents:
- Unknown (Unknown parent)
- Unknown (Unknown parent)

Enza Zaden lists Bianca F1 as its own ivory blocky sweet bell for unheated houses and open field. The Dutch register names Enza as maintainer of Capsicum annuum ‘Bianca’; catalogs repeat the hybrid but publish no parent inbreds.

## Page sources

- [RHS plant profile for Capsicum annuum 'Bianca': mild ivory bell ripening to scarlet red, TMV resistance, height and growing conditions.](https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/319071/capsicum-annuum-bianca/details)
- [Cornell Vegetable Varieties listing: hybrid sweet 4-lobed ivory fruit ripening to scarlet red at about 85 days; TMV resistant.](https://vegvariety.cce.cornell.edu/main/detail.php?variety_id=5217)
- [Enza Zaden USA & Canada 2023 catalogue: Bianca F1 compact blocky pepper for unheated greenhouse and open field, 80 mm, HR Tm:0.](https://webkiosk.enzazaden.com/vegetable-seed-catalogue-usa-amp-canada-2023/67489067/54)
- [Enza Zaden distributor page: ivory to pale-lemon 80 mm blocky fruit, 190–200 g, green-capsicum flavor, TMV/ToMV resistance, culture notes.](https://www.activevista.com.au/product/bianca-f1-unheated-greenhouse-capsicum-seed/)
- [Holmes Seed Bianca F1 sheet: 69 days, 4 × 3½ in blocky fruit, ivory / apricot / red sequence, TMV, greenhouse and open field.](https://www.holmesseed.com/bianca-f1/)
- [Dam Seeds listing: ivory bell maturing to red, 3 in blocky fruit with thick walls, 65 days, TM resistance.](https://www.damseeds.com/products/bianca-hybrid)
- [Tomato Growers Supply: ivory 3- to 4-lobed blocky bell that holds cream color before turning orange then light red; 70 days; TMV.](https://tomatogrowers.com/products/bianca-hybrid-treated-seed)
- [Oregon State University 2017 vegetable variety trial (EM 8777-17): Bianca from Vitalis (Enza), Capsicum annuum bell, wax yellow to orange/red, fruit 8.6 × 9.7 cm, walls 7.6 mm.](https://extension.oregonstate.edu/sites/extd8/files/documents/em8777-17.pdf)
- [2015 Iowa State colored-pepper trial reported in Vegetable Growers News: Bianca among the earliest cultivars to change color and among the highest fruit counts at Armstrong.](https://vegetablegrowersnews.com/news/trial-tests-earliness-yield-of-colored-pepper-cultivars/)

## FAQ
### How hot is Bianca Pepper?

Capsi’s sourced range is 0 SHU (Official breeder). Capsi uses a sourced range and a trust tier, not a single marketing number. How we verify heat: https://web.thecapsi.app/learn/heat-and-capsaicin/how-we-measure-heat

### What does Bianca Pepper taste like?

Sweet and mild with a crisp, juicy bite. Ivory-stage fruit tastes like a green bell; fully ripe red fruit is sweeter.

### How do I grow Bianca Pepper?

Bianca Pepper: about 70 days to maturity, subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for Bianca Pepper?

Albino Sweet Pepper, California Wonder Pepper, Bell Pepper

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/bianca-pepper
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data