# Medusa Pepper

Species: Capsicum annuum.

Medusa Pepper is a Capsicum annuum cultivar from Illinois, United States, United States. Capsi’s sourced range is 1–1,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is Sweet and very mild with bell-pepper notes. Used for Edible with sweet mild flavor, suitable for fresh use in salads, salsas, garnishes, or as a mild sweet pepper in cooking. However. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.
About 1/50 the typical heat of a Capsi Jalapeño (25,086 SHU).

## Heat sources

- 1–1,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Medusa Pepper Seeds
  https://www.pepperpulse.com/product/medusa-pepper-seeds/

- 1–1,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Medusa Pepper - 5 Seeds- Ornamental Pepper
  https://seedsandplants.co.za/online-store/pepper-seeds/sweet-and-mild-pepper-seeds/chilli-pepper-seeds-medusa/

- 1–1,000 SHU · Unverified
  (2015) PepperScale
  https://pepperscale.com/medusa-pepper/

## Heritage

We don't have a documented family for this pepper yet.

## Page sources

- [Encyclopedic entry detailing description, heat level, and appearance of Medusa peppers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medusa_pepper)
- [Specialist pepper database with Scoville, flavor profile, origin, and growing notes for Medusa](https://pepperscale.com/medusa-pepper/)
- [Official Ball Seed plant information including height, fruit specs, prolificacy, and culture for Medusa Ornamental Pepper](https://www.ballseed.com/PlantInfo/?phid=045600001006603)
- [US Patent US7087819B2 by inventor Marlin Edwards describing the breeding of non-pungent ornamental peppers such as Medusa](https://patents.google.com/patent/US7087819B2/en)
- [PanAmerican Seed grower facts and culture sheet for detailed growing parameters of Medusa pepper](https://www.panamseed.com/utility/cultureSheetPDF.aspx?pagename=culture.aspx&type=Pot&txtphid=045600001006603)

## FAQ
### How hot is Medusa Pepper?

Capsi’s sourced range is 1–1,000 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 Medusa Pepper taste like?

Sweet, pleasant flavor with notes of bell pepper and virtually no perceptible heat; fruits are mild enough for direct consumption by children and those sensitive to spice.

### How do I grow Medusa Pepper?

Medusa Pepper: about 72 days to maturity, warm temperate to subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11 (annual elsewhere; frost tender below 4°C).

### What can I substitute for Medusa Pepper?

Capsi does not have that recorded yet.

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