Sandia Hot Pepper

• Fruit Size: 6 inches long, 1.5 inches wide
• Matures: 75 to 85 days
• Scoville heat units: 500 to 2,500 (mild)

Grow Sandia when you want a pepper that offers mild heat and versatility in use. This chile-style pepper has medium-thick walls that add a nice crunch to salsa. A favorite for roasting, the peppers are also often dried to create decorative strings or ristras.

Introduced by New Mexico State University in 1956, Sandia plants bear heavy yields of green peppers that ripen to red. Heat increases as fruits redden. Expect to harvest up to 20 fruits per plant. Sandia is sometimes labeled as NuMex Sandia.

Some Bonnie Plants varieties may not be available at your local stores, as we select and sell varieties best suited to the growing conditions in each region.