# Giadone

Also known as Pueblo Giadone, Mirasol Giadone, Pueblo Hot Chile, Giadone Mirasol, Pueblo Hot Chile AKA Giadone, Giadone Chile.
Species: Capsicum annuum.

Giadone is a Capsicum annuum selection from Pueblo, Colorado, United States. Capsi’s sourced range is 10,000–12,000 SHU (Official breeder). Flavor is sweet, spicy, meaty. Used for Roasting, grilling, salsas, sauces, and freezing. Thick walls hold up well to high heat and develop a sweet-spicy flavor when roasted.. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.
About 1/2.3 the typical heat of a Capsi Jalapeño (25,086 SHU).

## Heat sources

- 10,000–12,000 SHU · Official breeder
  (2018) FOX21 News
  https://www.fox21news.com/news/local/local-chile-named-after-pueblo-chile-and-frijoles-festival-pioneer/

- 10,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Sandia Seed Company
  https://www.sandiaseed.com/products/pueblo-mirasol-giadone-chile-seeds-authentic-from-colorado

- 10,000–12,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  (2020) Sandia Seed Company blog
  https://www.sandiaseed.com/blogs/news/pueblo-chile-colorado

- 10,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Farm Direct Seed
  https://farmdirectseed.com/products/giadone-chile-pepper-capsicum-annuum

- 10,000–12,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Lucifer's House of Heat
  https://lucifershouseofheat.com/products/giadone-mirasol-seeds

- 10,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Little Red Nursery
  https://www.littlerednursery.com/products/mirasol-giadone-pueblo-pepper-seeds

## Heritage

Selection

Giadone is a selection of Pueblo Chile.

Credit: Michael Bartolo · 2018

Parent:
- [Pueblo Chile](https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/pueblo-chile)

Bartolo selected a hotter line from the Mosco/Pueblo Mirasol population that originated with Harry Mosco’s seeds and released it as Giadone around 2018. Local history and catalogs treat it as a selection, not a named hybrid cross.

## Page sources

- [Sandia Seed product page: heat, size, flavor, growing notes, and lineage](https://www.sandiaseed.com/products/pueblo-mirasol-giadone-chile-seeds-authentic-from-colorado)
- [Sandia blog: history of Mosco and Giadone selections, heat range](https://www.sandiaseed.com/blogs/news/pueblo-chile-colorado)
- [Farm Direct: introduced by Bartolo, hot selection of Pueblo Chile, growing days](https://farmdirectseed.com/products/giadone-chile-pepper-capsicum-annuum)
- [History Colorado: Bartolo’s selection of Mosco and subsequent hotter Giadone line](https://www.historycolorado.org/story/2026/05/22/finding-roots-creating-pueblo-chile)
- [Lucifer’s House of Heat: heat range, size, and lineage summary](https://lucifershouseofheat.com/products/giadone-mirasol-seeds)
- [Little Red Nursery: heat, size, and growing notes](https://www.littlerednursery.com/products/mirasol-giadone-pueblo-pepper-seeds)

## FAQ
### How hot is Giadone?

Capsi’s sourced range is 10,000–12,000 SHU (Official breeder). 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 Giadone taste like?

Sweet with a fiery kick and meaty texture.

### How do I grow Giadone?

Giadone: about 75 days to maturity, temperate high elevation climate, full sun, hardiness zones 5-9.

### What can I substitute for Giadone?

Capsi does not have that recorded yet.

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/giadone
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data