94C27Not a named variety
86 Arboretum-1Not a named variety

Black Pearl Pepper

John R. Stommel and Robert J. Griesbach, USDA-ARS · 2005

Research note

Stommel and Griesbach’s 2005 HortScience release and the USDA-ARS abstract both describe Black Pearl as a true-breeding F8 from 94C27, a Royal Black segregant, crossed with 86 Arboretum-1. The founding parents are breeding-line labels, not sold cultivars.

Researched 30 Sep 2026 at 12:04