# Buena Mulata Pepper

Also known as Purple Cayenne, Buena Mulata.
Species: Capsicum annuum.

Buena Mulata Pepper is a Capsicum annuum landrace from West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. Capsi’s sourced range is 10,000–50,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is vegetal, sweet, fruity, smoky. Used for hot sauces, dried powder, pickling, salsas, grilling. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.

## Heat sources

- 30,000–50,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
  https://www.rareseeds.com/pepper-hot-buena-mulata

- 30,000–50,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  HRSeeds
  https://www.hrseeds.com/product-page/buena-mulata-hot-pepper

- 30,000–50,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Mary's Heirloom Seeds
  https://www.marysheirloomseeds.com/products/buena-mulata-pepper

- 30,000–50,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Seedman
  https://www.seedman.com/seeds/pepper-buena-mulata-seed.htm

- 10,000–39,999 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Ohio Peppers
  https://ohiopeppers.com/product/buena-mulata/

## Heritage

Landrace

Buena Mulata Pepper is a traditional landrace.

Credit: Horace Pippin (steward); reintroduced by William Woys Weaver

William Woys Weaver writes that his grandfather received this pepper from Horace Pippin in West Chester in 1944, with no parents named. Baker Creek and Truelove Seeds treat it as that same Pennsylvania heirloom cayenne, not a planned cross.

## Page sources

- [William Woys Weaver's 2016 account of the 1944 Pippin transfer, color change, and flavor](https://www.motherearthgardener.com/plant-profiles/buena-mulata-pepper-zmaz16szfis/)
- [Baker Creek listing: Pippin 1944 provenance, 6 to 7 inch pods, 75-85 days, vendor heat](https://www.rareseeds.com/pepper-hot-buena-mulata)
- [Baker Creek republication of Weaver's essay on the seed-jar label and the Cuban sauce lead](https://www.rareseeds.com/blog/post/presenting-prodigious-purple-pippen-peppers)
- [Truelove Seeds notes from the Roughwood collection: freezer jar, Pippin, 4-5 inch fruit, 75-80 days](https://trueloveseeds.com/products/buena-mulata-pepper)

## FAQ
### How hot is Buena Mulata Pepper?

Capsi’s sourced range is 10,000–50,000 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 Buena Mulata Pepper taste like?

Grassy and vegetal when unripe (purple stage); sweeter, meatier, and mildly smoky when fully ripe red.

### How do I grow Buena Mulata Pepper?

Buena Mulata Pepper: about 80 days to maturity, warm temperate climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for Buena Mulata Pepper?

Cayenne

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