Trial Data:  Blocky - Green to Red  Blocky - Colored  Jalapeno  Lamuyo 

Protected Culture  Specialty  Open Pollinated

Regional Recommendations         Pepper Types

  Crusader has consistently delivered beautiful, high quality fruit for green and red harvests. This dark green pepper has shown excellent adaptability and is recommended for all planting slots in the Southeast US. It typically produces blocky, extra large and large sizes that hold their shape and firmness under a range of conditions. With high resistance to bacterial leaf spot races 1-3, Crusader provides insurance against disease outbreaks.

  Stiletto offers growers protection against outbreaks of tomato spotted wilt virus and bacterial leaf spot races 1, 2, and 3. In trials, this medium dark green, blocky to deep blocky pepper has demonstrated excellent yields and has set a high percentage of extra large fruit on the crown pick. Even under stressful climactic conditions, this hybrid delivered. The trial plants responded well to the application of Gibberellins to lengthen internodes and provide more cover.

  Cypress offers mid season maturity and a high yield potential of large to extra large fruit. This green to red blocky bell pepper features a good leaf canopy with a sturdy plant for increased sunburn protection. It is ideal for warm and dry season summer climates and is slow to turn red.

  Encore consistently delivers smooth fruit on a strong, medium plant. The extra large and large peppers routinely make size and maintain quality. Adaptable to a range of cultural practices from Kern County to Sacramento County, this pepper offers excellent plant coverage that protects fruit planted for early summer or fall harvests. In Coastal California plantings, Encore maintains its shape and size in cool temperatures, enabling growers to harvest a higher percentage of extra large fruit.

  Legionnaire features high resistance to bacterial leaf spot races 1-3. This pepper has repeatedly delivered uniform medium green blocky fruit over wide geographical regions and across harvesting seasons. The vigorous plant is adapted to bush, short stake, or tall stake cultural practices and provides continuous setting of extra large and large sizes. Legionnaire’s fruit tolerates corkiness during cool periods. Widely adapted to Florida , the Southeast, and the Midwest , it holds the green stage without turning color.

  Escarlata (RPP 15423) is a lamuyo-style pepper for West Mexico. In trials, this high quality variety yielded firm, very smooth red fruit. The 3 to 4-lobed peppers turn red quickly and uniformly. Escarlata has shown tolerance to STIP and has the ability to maintain sets throughout the season and provide strong yields. The plant is tall with sufficient fruit cover to protect from sunburn.

  Zarco has demonstrated high yield performance in California and Mexico. This yellow lamuyo-type pepper is especially well adapted for spring crops. It features strong plant vigor and long fruit in addition to a comprehensive disease package.

  Fascinato is a bell pepper for greenhouse production in Canada and the Northwest region of Mexico. It features the ability to set high quality fruits that turn red early in the season, has shown the ability to withstand fruit cracking, and is not typically affected by heat. Fascinato is a steady producer that finishes strong.

  Tenato (formerly Y01301) is a high-quality pepper for the greenhouse segment. This yellow bell pepper features fruit that exhibit good size and are firm with a glossy appearance. Tenato is a very early-maturing variety with a vigorous plant.

  Pageant consistently yields thick-walled peppers for processing rings or chipped product uses. This hybrid yellow, sweet banana pepper typically produces large, smooth fruit. It offers high yield potential with the added advantage of high resistance to bacterial leaf spot races 1-3.

  Aruba is an early-maturing hybrid cubanelle. It produced excellent yields of marketable fruit in trials, even under conditions where making size was difficult. Its continuous setting plant typically provides a steady supply of quality cubanelles over an extended harvest. Outstanding vigor has enabled Aruba ’s erect plant to support its large fruit without overcrowding. The result is a highly uniform crop of attractive peppers that appeal to brokers, shippers, and consumers.

  Nathalie features firm, thick-walled fruit with excellent color at maturity. This dark green, elongated pepper is a cascadura type and grows on an upright plant. It offers a heavy fruit set and high yield.

BLOCKY BELLS - GREEN TO RED

Affinity

A glossy dark green, blocky to slightly deep blocky bell pepper, Affinity offers pendant fruit setting, exceptionally thick walls, and very firm, smooth fruit.

Mid

Medium tall plant with

exceptional foliage cover,

pendant fruit setting.

Glossy dark green blocky

to slightly deep blocky.

Very firm.

Mostly extra

large and large.

HR: TMV; ToMV

Brigadier

Brigadier offers high yields, big size, good shipping ability, and a strong disease package.

Mid

Medium plant height.

Erect plant.

3 to 4-lobed. Deep blocky.

Good fruit firmness.

Medium dark green to red.

Mostly extra

large and large.

HR: PVY; Xcv (1, 2, 3)

Colossal

Colossal delivers mostly blocky, extra large peppers throughout the season.

Mid

Medium tall plant.

Vigorous. Upright.

Blocky. Medium dark

green to red.

Mostly extra

large and large.

Commandant

Excellent in cool conditions, Commandant has a tall, vigorous plant and the ability to support heavy sets of extra large, deep blocky fruit.

Mid-late

Medium to tall.

Vigorous.

Deep blocky. Medium

dark green to red.

Mostly extra

large and large.

HR: PepMoV; PVY;

TMV; ToMV; Xcv (1-3)

Crusader

A top performer, Crusader features consistently high

quality fruit and an outstanding red harvest.

Mid-late

Very good cover.

Large leaf.

Upright plant.

Blocky. Excellent firmness.

Dark green to red.

Mostly extra

large and large.

HR: PepMoV; PVY;

TMV; ToMV; Xcv (1-3)

T: S

Cypress

Cypress is a green to red blocky bell pepper that yields large to extra large fruit and offers increased sunburn protection for mid season harvests.

Mid

Vigorous plant with good cover to minimize sunburning of the fruit

Thick walls.
Good firmness.

Mostly extra large and large.

HR: PVY; TMV; PeMV

Encore

A top performer and adaptable, Encore’s fruit is typically smooth with firm, thick walls.

Mid

Medium height. Very

good foliage cover.

Blocky to occasionally

deep blocky. Very smooth.

Thick walls. Green to red.

Mostly extra

large and large.

HR: PepMoV; PVY

Guardian

Commercial growers have come to rely on Guardian for yields and fruit uniformity.

Mid to

Mid-late

Moderately strong.

Vigorous. Upright.

Mostly 4-lobed. Deep

blocky. Smooth. Very dark

green.

Mostly extra

large and large.

HR: PVY; TEV; TMV;

ToMV; Xcv (1, 2)

Indra

An industry standard in the Desert Southwest,

Indra features reliable yields.

Mid

Compact. Strong. Vigorous.

Broad, dense canopy pro-

vides excellent coverage.

3 – 4 lobed. Blocky.

Medium green to red.

Firm.

Mostly extra

large and large.

HR: PVY; TEV; TMV;

ToMV;

Legionnaire

Legionnaire features high resistance to bacterial leaf spot races 1-3 and can deliver uniform medium green blocky fruit over a range of regions and seasons.

Mid

Vigorous plant is

ideal for staking.

Continuous setting.

Blocky to deep blocky.

Firm and smooth.

Medium dark green.

Mostly extra

large and large.

HR: TMV; ToMV;

Xcv (1, 2, 3)

T: S

Paladin

Paladin is one of the only phytophthora-resistant

hybrids able to produce acceptable fruit size and

quality.

Mid-early

to Mid

Vigorous.

Semi-compact plant.

Good cover.

Blocky to deep-blocky.

Dark green to red.

Mostly extra

large and large.

HR: TMV; ToMV

IR: Pc

Sentry

A "true blocky" pepper, Sentry features a vigorous, erect plant and a demonstrated ability to set continuously and

boost yields under high temperatures.

Mid-early

Vigorous plant. Erect.

Continuous setting.

Very blocky. Uniform

shape. Medium dark

green to red.

Mostly extra

large and large.

HR: PVY; Xcv (1, 2, 3)

Medium tall plant.

Vigorous with excellent

plant canopy.

Blocky to deep blocky.

Heavy fruit set on crown

pick. Medium dark green.

Mostly extra

large and large.

HR: Xcv (1, 2, 3);

IR: TSWV

Tomcat

Tomcat (RPP 20719) turns deep red upon maturity and offers mid-season maturity for the eastern United States.

Mid

Mostly large

HR: TEV; TMV;
Xcv (1-5)

Admiral

A standard yellow blocky pepper across North

America, Admiral is widely adapted to all pepper production regions.

Mid-early

Vigorous with

excellent cover.

Mostly 4-lobed. Blocky.

High quality fruit.

Mostly extra

large and large.

HR: PVY; TMV; ToMV;

Xcv (1, 2)

T: S

Lafayette

Lafayette provides extra large sizes for green and

yellow harvests, and offers high resistance to bacterial leaf spot races 1, 2, and 3.

Mid

Compact. Bushy.

Good cover.

Blocky. Very uniform fruit.

Green to yellow.

Mostly extra

large.

HR: PepMoV; PVY;

Xcv (1-3)

Valencia

Valencia delivers large, attractive, flavorful orange peppers with consistent packouts.

Mid

Vigorous height.

Good cover.

3 to 4-lobed. Blocky.

Green to orange.

Mostly large.

HR: TMV; ToMV

T: S

Compadre

Compadre is widely adaptable to most jalapeño production areas in Mexico and the US, and can produce high yields with excellent fruit uniformity.

Mid-late

Very vigorous plant,

good tolerance to

extreme temperatures.

Excellent uniformity and

adaptability. Consistently

smooth. High quality.

Mostly large.

HR: PVY; TMV

Huichol

Huichol is well-adapted to the jalapeño growing

regions in Mexico, and is a high-yielding, dark green pepper that matures early.

Early

Compact plant habit

with good leaf coverage.

Dark green, high yields for

both Fresh and Processing

markets.

Medium.

HR:PepMoV; PVY

Taos

Taos generally yields large eye-appealing fruit and has performed well in regions where environments with low night time temperatures are prominent.

Early

Fast growing, sets fruit

quickly.

Highly concentrated.

Very productive fruit set.

Mostly extra

large and large.

HR: PVY; TMV

Escarlata

A high quality lamuyo- type pepper for West Mexico with firm, smooth fruit.

Mid

Strong plant with

good cover.

Very firm, uniform fruit

with good red color and

quick to turn color.

Mostly extra

large and large.

HR: PepMoV; PVY

T: S

Mandarin

An elongated orange hybrid lamuyo-type pepper with an attractive color and good flavor.

Mid

Medium-sized.

Vigorous.

Continuous set.

Elongated. Glossy.

Green to orange.

Mostly extra

large and large.

HR: TMV; ToMV

Zarco

Zarco has demonstrated high yield performance in

California and Mexico, and is a yellow lamuyo- type pepper especially well adapted for spring crops.

Mid-late

Tall. Vigorous.

Shiny. Firm yellow

lamuyo-style pepper.

Attractive yellow color.

Mostly extra

large and large.

HR: PVY; TEV; TMV;

ToMV

T: S

Fascinato

A bell pepper for Canada and Northwest Mexico

greenhouses, Fascinato generally sets high quality fruits, withstands cracking, and is not affected by heat.

Early

Strong vigor, semi-erect.

High quality fruit.

Medium.

HR: TMV; ToMV

IR: Lt

Tenato

A high-quality yellow bell pepper for the greenhouse segment, Tenato exhibits good size fruits with a firm and glossy appearance.

Early

Generative, medium

to short internodes,

medium vigor.

Blocky light green fruit

turning to a glossy yellow.

Medium.

HR: TMV; ToMV

Aruba

Aruba is an early- maturing hybrid cubanelle that has produced excellent yields of marketable fruit in trials when making size was difficult.

Early

Vigorous. Erect.

3 – 4 lobed. Elongated

fruit. Matures from a pale

lime green to a bright red.

Mostly extra

large and large.

Nathalie

Nathalie is a dark green, elongated, cascadura- type pepper that features firm, thick-walled fruit with excellent color at maturity.

Mid

Upright plant with heavy

fruit set. Vigorous.

Very thick walls, high

yield, excellent firmness

at maturity.

Medium.

Pageant

Pageant consistently yields thick-walled peppers for processing rings or chipped product uses.

Mid-early

Vigorous.

Medium height.

Smooth yellow fruit.

Large. Thick walls.

Nice quality.

Large.

HR: 
Xcv (1, 2, 3)

Jupiter

Jupiter is an excellent choice for open pollinated green bell peppers.

Mid

Compact.

Good cover.

3 – 4 lobed. Blocky.

Mostly large.

HR: TMV; ToMV

Taurus

(PVP Granted)

A smooth, medium-green, very blocky pepper, Taurus tends to resist purple discoloration under stress and cool conditions.

Mid

Short to medium height.

Good cover.

3 – 4 lobed. Very blocky.

Smooth. Medium green.

Mostly large.

HR: TEV; TMV; ToMV