Hot Pepper 'NuMex Bailey Piquin'

NuMex Bailey Piquin
Capsicum: Annuum
Origin: USA
PI:
Scoville units: 97,000
Blossom end shape: poin...Read Moreted
Fruit position and shape: erect, conical
Fruit size and color: 1/2" x 1"
Calyx shape: cup shaped
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: 120 days
Plant height: 18-24"
Taste: .
Uses:·dried, crushed, powder
This cultivar was released by the New Mexico State University's (NMSU) Chile Pepper Breeding Program in 1991 and named in honor of Mr. Alton L.Bailey, NMSU's extension vegetable specialist who helped evaluate this selection. The wild chile pepper Pequin grows primarily in Guatemala, Mexico, and the southwestern United States. It is sometimes called the "mother of all peppers" because it is thought to be the oldest of the Capsicum annuum species.