13 Sweet Pepper Varieties You Need To Know
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Antebellum
Breeder: Seminis
Type: Bell
Color: Dark green
Disease resistance/Tolerance: High resistance to mosaic caused by Tobamovirus pathotype 0. Intermediate resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus, bacterial spot caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. Vesicatoria 0-10
Days to maturity: 73-75
Yield potential: Outstanding
Region(s) best suited for production: Southeast
Other attributes: Large crown set for first harvest. Outstanding fruit size, with deep blocky shape
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Bayonet
Breeder: Syngenta
Type: Bell
Color: Green to red
Disease resistance/Tolerance: High resistance to tobacco mosaic virus, bacterial spot caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. Vesicatoria 1-5, 7-9. Intermediate resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus
Days to maturity: Medium
Yield potential: High
Region(s) best suited for production: Eastern U.S.
Other attributes: Open-plant structure with good leaf coverage. Large percentage of extra-large and jumbo fruit per harvest.Continuous fruit setting
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Blazing Banana
Blazing Banana
Breeder: U.S. Agriseeds
Distributor: Rispens Seeds
Type: Hot banana
Color: Attractive yellow to blood red
Disease resistance/Tolerance: Resistance to bacterial leaf spot races 1-3
Days to maturity: Approximately 70 days from transplant
Yield potential: High
Region(s) best suited for production: Wide adaptability
Other attributes: Strong plant with excellent foliage for cover, fruit size of 9 to 1.75 to 2 inches
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Blitz
Breeder: Sakata Seed America
Type: Bell
Color: Medium green to red
Disease resistance/Tolerance: High resistance to tobacco mosaic virus 0-1, bacterial spot caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. Vesicatoria 0-5, 7-9. Intermediate resistance to tobacco etch virus.
Days to maturity: 70 to 75 from transplant
Yield potential: Excellent
Region(s) best suited for production: Wide adaptability
Other attributes: Early maturity with excel-lent size and concentrated first fruit set
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Galileo
Breeder: Seedway
Type: Bell
Color: Dark green to red
Disease resistance/Tolerance: Bacterial spot caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. Vesicatoria 1-3, Phytophthora
Days to maturity: 70
Yield potential: Excellent
Region(s) best suited for production: Wide adaptability
Other attributes: Fruit is mostly blocky, four lobed, and extra-large. Fruit radi-ates out from the crown, making it
easy to pick
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Garfield
Breeder: Abbott & Cobb
Type: Bell
Color: Green to orange
Disease resistance/Tolerance: High resistance to tobacco mosaic virus
Days to maturity: Main season
Yield potential: High
Region(s) best suited for production: Northeast, Midwest, Northwest
Other attributes: Vibrant orange color, very attractive. Exceptionally large fruit size, and nice, thick walls
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GVS 4007 F1 Hybrid
Breeder: Golden Valley Seed
Type: Lamuyo type sweet pepper
Color: Green to red
Disease resistance/Tolerance: Tobacco mosaic virus, bacterial spot, potato virus Y
Days to maturity: 71 to 76 days to transplant
Yield potential: High
Region(s) best suited for production: Southwest
Other attributes: Rich in vitamin C, A, E. Excellent source of carotenoids, with
antioxidants, and rich with minerals. Three-to-four-lobed, and 5.5 inches long
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Mama Mia Giallo
Breeder: Seeds By Design
Type: Yellow Marconi F1
Color: Golden yellow
Disease resistance/Tolerance: Tobacco mosaic virus
Days to maturity: 80
Yield potential: Up to 30 fruit per plant
Region(s) best suited for production: Wide adaptability
Other attributes: Uniform shape and smooth skin, with long, tapered fruits. A nice, sweet flavor that is excellent either fresh or roasted
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Mellow Star
Breeder: Known-You Seed Co., Ltd.
Distributor: Johnny’s Selected Seeds
Type: Shishito
Color: Green to red
Days to maturity: 60 to green, 80 to red
Yield potential: Very good
Region(s) best suited for production: Widely adapted
Other attributes: Traditional Japanese frying pepper. Early, uniform, and high yielding. Extra sweet flavor at the red stage. Thin walls allow for preparations like slivering or plain snacking
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Milena
Breeder: Enza Zaden
Distributor: Rupp Seeds
Type: Bell
Color: Green to orange
Disease resistance/Tolerance: High resistance to mosaic caused by tobamovirus pathotype 0-3, potato virus Y. Intermediate resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus
Days to maturity: Early
Yield potential: High
Region(s) best suited for production: Midwest, Northeast
Other attributes: Thick walls, vigorous open plant. Works well in greenhouse or unheated high tunnels
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P115
Breeder: HM.CLAUSE
Type: No heat jalapeño
Color: Green to red
Disease resistance/Tolerance: High resistance to bacterial spot caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. Vesicatoria 1-3
Days to maturity: 70-75
Yield potential: High
Region(s) best suited for production: West Coast, desert Southwest, Southeast, East Coast, Midwest
Other attributes: Excellent choice for growers given that it is high yield, easy to de-stem and resistant to bacterial leaf spot
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Revolution
Breeder: HM.CLAUSE
Distributor: Harris Seeds
Type: Bell
Color: Dark green to red
Disease resistance/Tolerance: Intermediate resistance to Phytopthora and cucumber mosaic virus. Resistant to bacterial leaf spot, races 1, 2, 3, 5
Days to maturity: 72 from transplant
Yield potential: Excellent
Region(s) best suited for production: Northern and Southeast U.S.
Other attributes: Large- to extra-large blocky fruit. Early maturity, concentrated set
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Touchdown
Breeder: Sakata Seed America
Distributor: Siegers Seed Co.
Type: Bell
Color: Green
Disease resistance/Tolerance: High resistance to tobacco mosaic virus 0, bacterial spot 0-5, 7-9
Days to maturity: 75
Yield potential: High
Region(s) best suited for production: Northeast, Southeast
Other attributes: Strong continuous setting. Extra-large blocky bell with thick walls. Excellent cover on a strong plant
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Antebellum
Bayonet
Blazing Banana
Blitz
Galileo
Garfield
GVS 4007 F1 Hybrid
Mama Mia Giallo
Mellow Star
Milena
P115
Revolution
Touchdown
Click on the slideshow for information on 13 sweet pepper varieties from the nation’s top seed breeders and distributors.
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Alexander is a former associate editor with American Vegetable Grower® and currently a contributing writer in Denver, CO. See all author stories here.