Blazing Banana Pepper
Also known as Blazing Banana Hot Pepper · Blazing Banana F1 · Hot Banana Pepper
Blazing Banana Pepper is a hot F1 hybrid banana-type pepper. Fruit ripens from yellow to red and keeps the long wax shape and tangy flavor of a classic banana pepper, with a clear kick of heat.
About 1/5 the typical heat of a Capsi Jalapeño (25,086 SHU).
Growing
~70 days to maturity
Fruit size
18–23 cm
Flavor & Use
Heirloom-style banana pepper flavor that is tangy with slight sweetness and fruity undertones, accompanied by a balanced heat.
Culinary
About
Fruits typically run 7 to 9 inches long and about 1.75 to 2 inches wide, with thick walls and smooth glossy skin. They start bright yellow and finish red. Plants grow 45 to 50 inches tall and 35 to 40 inches wide, with strong branching and good leaf cover. Harvest starts about 70 days from transplant, and the line has intermediate resistance to bacterial leaf spot races 1-3. Flavor is tangy and slightly sweet in the old banana-pepper style, with medium heat that holds up in salsa, pickling, grilling, soups, and sandwiches.
Backstory
U.S. Agriseeds, a Woodland, California vegetable breeder, introduced this F1 hybrid around 2017 as a hot banana or Hungarian wax type for fresh market and processing.
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FAQ
- How hot is Blazing Banana Pepper?
- Capsi’s sourced range is 3,000–7,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). 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 Blazing Banana Pepper taste like?
- Heirloom-style banana pepper flavor that is tangy with slight sweetness and fruity undertones, accompanied by a balanced heat.
- How do I grow Blazing Banana Pepper?
- Blazing Banana Pepper: about 70 days to maturity, warm-season climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.
- What can I substitute for Blazing Banana Pepper?
- Banana Pepper, Pepperoncini, Cubanelle, Hungarian Wax