Hot Pepper 'NuMex Chimayo'

Chimayó
Capsicum: Annuum
Origin: New Mexico
PI: 593474
Scoville units: 500-2500
Blossom end shape...Read More: pointed
Fruit position and shape: pendant, elongate
Fruit size and color: 4" > 5" green >red
Calyx shape: saucer shaped, toothless
Flower: erect, stellate
Petals/Spots:
Filament color: white
Anther color: blue
Habit: sturdy, tree-like bush
Stem: smooth
Leaves: medium, glabrous
Germ. Time: 1 wk > 2 mo.
Maturity: 80 days
Plant height: 12-18"
Taste:
Uses: dried, chili powder
These varieties, or "land races," called 'Chimayo' and 'Española,' had adapted to particular environments and are still planted today in the same fields they were grown in centuries ago; they constitute a small but distinct part of the tons of pods produced each year in New Mexico.
Chimayó chiles are unpredictable. A single plant might produce some chiles as long as six or seven inches and some shorter. a few might be straight and skinny, and some will be bent oddly into curlicues.
History: Donated to NPGS 1994 by Paul Bosland of NMSU, assigned a PI # 1996

A 4 x 1 inch pepper.