Cayenne Pepper 'NuMex Las Cruces Cayenne'

NuMex Las Cruces Cayenne
Capsicum: Annuum
Origin: New Mexico
PI:
Scoville units: 17,400
Blossom ...Read Moreend shape: pointed
Fruit position and shape: pendant, elongate
Fruit size and color: 6" > 7" green > red
Calyx shape: toothless
Flower: erect, stellate
Petals/Spots: white/none
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: 18-24"
Taste: .
Uses:·dried, crushed, sauce
From the New Mexico State University (NMSU), home of the Chile Pepper Institute. ‘NuMex Las Cruces’ originated from a hybridization between two of the most prominent cultivars, Large Red Thick and Mesilla.
NuMex Las Cruces’ is a high-yielding, high-heat, cayenne pepper with a maturity similar to that of ‘Large Red Thick’, an early maturing cayenne cultivar. In addition, it possesses resistance to curly top virus, having resistance to at least three Curtovirus species.
Credits & Sources: thechileman Las Cruces Cayenne