Details

• Capsicum annuum
• Open-Pollinated: yes
• Type: sweet bell pepper
• Shape: bell pepper
• Color: ripens from dark green to deep mahogany/chocolate; brick-red flesh inside
• Maturity: 60-85 days from transplant
• Size: ?
• Yield: ?
• Taste: These peppers can be exceedingly sweet peppers
• Disease Resistance: great for short-season areas

Notes:

• also known as “Choco”
• Recommended mahogany-brown bell pepper variety by Sylvia Thompson’s “The Kitchen Garden”
• will turn back to green with long cooking time
• Early bell pepper bred by Elwynn Meader, introduced by University of New Hampshire in 1965

Sources: (where to buy)

Results from My Garden:

• 2011: 1 plant; no peppers (environmental problems)