NuMex Pumpkin Spice

Semi-sweet, earthy, and fruity with moderate spice. Ripe orange fruits develop more pronounced fruity notes than standard jalapeños. The name refers to the mature color, not a pumpkin-spice blend.

Pods are smooth and conical, averaging 5.9 cm long and about 18 g, with medium walls of 2.3 to 2.6 mm. Immature fruit is green and matures to pumpkin orange (Munsell 7.5 YR 7/14), without the corky skin common on many jalapeños. Flavor is semi-sweet and earthy, fruitier once the fruit colors, and heat sits in the medium band. The concentrated set on short plants suits fresh salsa, pickles, and market displays where the orange color does the work.

Paul W. Bosland and Danise Coon released NuMex Pumpkin Spice in 2015 from the New Mexico State University Chile Pepper Breeding Program, alongside NuMex Lemon Spice and NuMex Orange Spice. Selection was done at the Leyendecker Plant Science Research Center, about 5 km south of Las Cruces, for a jalapeño pod with a mature color that was missing from the market. Seed of New Mexico Breeding Line 09c401-9 was increased under insect-proof cages and released as an open-pollinated cultivar.

How hot is NuMex Pumpkin Spice?

Capsi’s sourced range is 22,198 SHU (Lab-verified). 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 NuMex Pumpkin Spice taste like?

Semi-sweet, earthy, and fruity with moderate spice. Ripe orange fruits develop more pronounced fruity notes than standard jalapeños. The name refers to the mature color, not a pumpkin-spice blend.

How do I grow NuMex Pumpkin Spice?

NuMex Pumpkin Spice: about 65 days to maturity, arid subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

What can I substitute for NuMex Pumpkin Spice?

Jalapeño, NuMex Lemon Spice Jalapeño, NuMex Orange Spice