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Days to Maturity: 105 direct sow; 75 transplant
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An F1 hybrid cayenne pepper, Wildcat is a fruit vegetable. The plant sets small, star-shaped “perfect” flowers, followed by extra-large, bright red fruits that average about 8 inches long and weigh 2 to 3 ounces. These long chilies are thick, fleshy, and straighter than most cayenne peppers. These fiery fruits have a smoky sweetness and a rating of 500 to 1500 units on the Scoville scale. Use fresh or dried and ground as a spice. Cayenne peppers are a good source of vitamin C.
An herbaceous, frost-tender, short-lived evergreen perennial, typically grown as an annual, Wildcat cayenne pepper is a member of the nightshade family (Solanaceae). The plant grows rapidly, forming a strong, compact, well-branched plant that requires no staking. It has a nice canopy of ovate, smooth-margined, dark green leaves and produces 20 to 25 peppers.