# Gelbes Rüsselchen

Also known as Gelbe Rüsselchen, Yellow Little Trunk.
Species: Capsicum annuum.

Gelbes Rüsselchen is a Capsicum annuum cultivar from Saxony, Germany. Capsi’s sourced range is 50,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is pleasant, aromatic, moderately hot. Used for Fresh eating, drying, and pickling, Thin-walled pods are good sliced onto bread or pizza, or in salad. Poor for stuffing.. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.

## Heat sources

- 50,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Klostra.se / Eco Grow
  https://www.klostra.se/chilipeppar-gelbes-russelchen-krav-froer

## Heritage

Nothing reputable documents a pedigree for this pepper.

## Page sources

- [Hof Jeebel / Biogartenversand organic seed listing: C. annuum, Schärfegrad 5, 10–14 cm curved sunny-yellow fruit, ~10 g, 80–100 cm plants, 60 days after planting, Amateursorte, 15 L pot.](https://biogartenversand.de/biosaatgut/paprika-chili/chili-gelbes-ruesselchen-as)
- [Borago bio seed page: pointed 10–15 cm sunny-yellow fruit, Schärfegrad 5, early high yield, seed from Albrecht Vetters in Dürrröhrsdorf-Dittersbach.](https://borago.de/product/Gelbes%20R%C3%BCsselchen-80UH0RZ2uayB)
- [Eco Grow / Klostra listing: C. annuum, golden-yellow 10–14 cm fruit, 75–100 cm plants, 10–20 day germination, fresh eating and drying. Ignore the page’s generic 50,000 Scoville field.](https://www.klostra.se/chilipeppar-gelbes-russelchen-krav-froer)
- [Orangerie Aukamm 2022 nursery catalog: curved slender 10–14 cm fruit, green to sunny yellow, Schärfegrad 5, early, ~10 g.](https://www.orangerie-aukamm.de/wp-content/uploads/bio-jungpflanzen-chilis-habaneros-jalapenos-2022.pdf)
- [Orangerie Aukamm 2026 Pfefferoni/Chili list: elongated slightly curved 10–14 cm fruit, green to sunny yellow, ~10 g, early, 80–100 cm, stake long laterals.](https://www.orangerie-aukamm.de/wp-content/uploads/Pfefferoni-Chili-Sortiment-2026.pdf)
- [KleePura listing of Vetters seed (AV078): yellow curved 10–14 cm fruit, 80–100 cm plants, 60 days after planting, spacing 70×50 cm, Freiland and container.](https://www.kleepura.de/bio-saatgut/bio-saatgut-chili-gelbes-ruesselchen/)
- [German grower VroniB harvest note: still tasty; many eaten fresh on bread or pizza; some pickled sweet-and-sour.](https://chiliforum.hot-pain.de/threads/vronis-chilis-25.44526/page-9)

## FAQ
### 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?

Capsi does not have that recorded yet.

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