# Mesilla

Also known as Mesilla F1, Mesilla Cayenne.
Species: Capsicum annuum.

Mesilla is a Capsicum annuum cultivar from Mesilla Valley, New Mexico, United States. Capsi’s sourced range is 13,200 SHU (Official breeder). Flavor is spicy, earthy. Used for drying, hot sauce, roasting, fresh eating. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.

## Heat sources

- 13,200 SHU · Official breeder
  Bosland, P.W., Strausbaugh, C.A. (2010) HortScience 45(11):1751–1752 · HPLC
  DOI: 10.21273/HORTSCI.45.11.1751
  https://doi.org/10.21273/HORTSCI.45.11.1751

- 2,000–4,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Holmes Seed Company
  https://www.holmesseed.com/mesilla-f1-untreated/

- 1,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Stokes Seeds
  https://www.stokeseeds.com/products/mesilla-hot-pepper-hybrid-seed

- 2,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Seminis / Bayer Vegetables
  https://www.vegetables.bayer.com/mx/es-mx/productos/chile-pimiento/details.html/pepper_mesilla_mexico_seminis_all_grehighomopeprosma_all.html

- 5,000–10,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Burpee
  https://www.burpee.com/mesilla-hot-pepper-seeds-plant-prod600424.html

## Heritage

Unconfirmed

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

Parents:
- Unknown (Unknown parent)
- Unknown (Unknown parent)

## Page sources

- [Bosland & Strausbaugh 2010 HortScience paper reporting HPLC heat for Mesilla and parentage of NuMex Las Cruces](https://journals.ashs.org/view/journals/hortsci/45/11/article-p1751.xml)
- [NMSU PDF of the NuMex Las Cruces release detailing Mesilla as high-yielding late F1 hybrid](https://cpi.nmsu.edu/_assets/documents/LCCayenne.full_.pdf)
- [Holmes Seed listing with size, days, disease resistance and vendor Scoville range](https://www.holmesseed.com/mesilla-f1-untreated/)
- [Stokes Seeds technical sheet for the hybrid cayenne](https://www.stokeseeds.com/products/mesilla-hot-pepper-hybrid-seed)
- [Seminis/Bayer product page listing mean heat, size and resistances](https://www.vegetables.bayer.com/mx/es-mx/productos/chile-pimiento/details.html/pepper_mesilla_mexico_seminis_all_grehighomopeprosma_all.html)
- [Burpee listing noting green-stage heat and F1 hybrid status](https://www.burpee.com/mesilla-hot-pepper-seeds-plant-prod600424.html)

## FAQ
### How hot is Mesilla?

Capsi’s sourced range is 13,200 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 Mesilla taste like?

Straightforward cayenne heat with mild sweetness when fully red.

### How do I grow Mesilla?

Mesilla: about 70 days to maturity, warm season climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for Mesilla?

Capsi does not have that recorded yet.

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