Tags: Heirloom Open Pollinated

Growing Practices: No Pesticides No Herbicides No Fungicides No Synthetic Fertilizers

Latin Name: Capsicum baccatum var. pendulum

Days to Maturity: 88

Description:

Bishop Cap pepper AKA bishop's crown, Christmas bell, or joker's hat, is a pepper, a cultivar of the species Capsicum baccatum var. pendulum, named for its distinct, three-sided shape resembling a bishop's crown. ... The flesh inside each pepper is thin, yet crisp. Medium hot Scoville scale: 5,000-30,000 SHU.
This pepper tolerates cool weather better than most (almost as much cool weather as the Manzano pepper).
They are mildly hot although they look very hot-like it's similar-looking, Scotch Bonnet. This thin fleshed pepper starts off green and matures a nice scarlet red when mature. It is a fairly long 120 days till colored peppers. It will grow for years if allowed to not be frosted. They yield a hundred fruits or more on a mature bush and will come back year after year if protected.
It's a wonderful pepper! Try some today and you'll have a gourmet treat that's not too hot to enjoy. We love the versatility of bishop crown chili peppers. Their sweet, yet subdued flavor works well fresh with salads and salsas. They pickle very well, too. But where the versatility really shines is in their stuffing ability. These chilies are small and have thinner walls, yet their cavities are especially wide due to their unique shape. They’re roomy, and that opens up the door to many fun (and delicious) stuffed pepper recipes. In most cases, where a jalapeño pepper can be used for stuffing, a bishop’s crown can be substituted. Just be careful with over-stuffing as the walls are much thinner than a jalapeño.

Story of this Seed:

Not too hot but spicy nonetheless. These tolerate cool weather more than most. Delicious, thin-walled. Terrific!

Growing Tips:

Start indoors in early spring in regular seed-starting soil. Keep warm (75F) to get sprouted (12 days ave). Transplant to 1-2" apart after they get a couple of true leaves and then put outside in very fertile soil after all danger of frost is past. They grow for years if kept from freezing (ie you may want to keep in a greenhouse or in a well lighted place in the winter and put back outside in the spring if you are in a frost zone.)