Gelbes Rüsselchen

Catalogs describe a pleasant aroma with good, not extreme, heat. A German grower ate the pods fresh on bread and pizza and pickled some sweet-and-sour. No lab flavor chemistry is published.

Gelbes Rüsselchen (“little yellow trunk”) is a German amateur chili grown for early yield and a distinctive snout-shaped fruit. Plants reach 75–100 cm and need staking for long laterals. The thin-walled pods ripen green to sunny yellow, 10–14 cm long and about 10 g each, with a pleasant aroma and medium heat. Suitable for greenhouse, open ground, or a 15 L pot; harvest begins about 60 days after transplant. Eat fresh, slice onto pizza or bread, pickle, or dry.

The name means “little yellow trunk” and describes the curved, snout-shaped yellow pods. German organic catalogs list it as an Amateursorte (unregistered amateur variety). Seed is maintained and sold by Albrecht Vetters of Saatguterhaltung in Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach, Saxony. It is not the same cultivar as the older yellow Elefantenrüssel.

How hot is Gelbes Rüsselchen?

Capsi’s sourced range is 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 Gelbes Rüsselchen taste like?

Catalogs describe a pleasant aroma with good, not extreme, heat. A German grower ate the pods fresh on bread and pizza and pickled some sweet-and-sour. No lab flavor chemistry is published.

How do I grow Gelbes Rüsselchen?

Gelbes Rüsselchen: about 60 days to maturity, temperate climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

What can I substitute for Gelbes Rüsselchen?

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