# Permagreen

Species: Capsicum annuum.

Permagreen is a Capsicum annuum cultivar from New Hampshire, United States. Capsi has not yet documented heat for this variety. Flavor is sweet, carrot-like, crunchy. Used for Salads, stuffing, roasting, and any dish that calls for a green bell. The darker olive stage is the sweeter one..

## Heritage

Nothing reputable documents a pedigree for this pepper.

## Page sources

- [Sand Hill Preservation Center lists Permagreen under sweet bell types: 79 days, an introduction of Dr. Meader that stays deep black-green and never turns red.](https://www.sandhillpreservation.com/pepper)
- [Seedsmen.org biography of Elwyn Meader lists the Permagreen pepper among his 1965 introductions, with Sweet Chocolate pepper.](https://www.saveseeds.org/biography/meader/index.html)
- [Cornell Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners files Permagreen as a sweet pepper, blackish-green fruit that never turn red, 79 days.](https://vegvariety.cce.cornell.edu/main/detail.php?variety_id=5799&filterBy=0)
- [Catherine's ornamental garden: Capsicum annuum, forest green to dark olive-green, medium flesh, sweet carrot flavor, 60 cm, 75 days, selected by Meader in the 1960s and kept by Sand Hill.](https://www.potagerornemental.com/en/produit/sweet-pepper-permagreen/)
- [Deaflora: Capsicum annuum, dark emerald fruit with a slight yellow sheen at full ripeness, olive flesh, sweet and juicy, glossy skin, plants about 80 cm.](https://deaflora.de/Shop/Paprika/Paprika-Permagreen.html?language=de)
- [Bosland and Coon, HortScience 2015, doi 10.21273/HORTSCI.50.7.1104. Permagreen is a bell that is green from immaturity to maturity, used in 1995 as a parent of the NuMex Spice jalapeños.](https://journals.ashs.org/view/journals/hortsci/50/7/article-p1104.xml)

## FAQ
### How hot is Permagreen?

Capsi has not yet documented heat for this variety. 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 Permagreen taste like?

Sweet and crunchy when fully ripe, with a carrot-like note.

### How do I grow Permagreen?

Permagreen: about 79 days to maturity, temperate climate, full sun.

### What can I substitute for Permagreen?

Bell Pepper

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