Chilli 'Hungarian Hot Wax'
Chilli 'Hungarian Hot Wax' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Hungarian Hot Wax' is a hardy, highly productive, banana chilli with smooth, waxy fruits tapering to a point. The flesh is quite mild but the seeds really add some heat! The fleshy fruit, 12 cm x 3.8 cm, turn from yellow, to orange, to red when ripe. Days to harvest: 58 days for pale yellow fruit; 83 days for red fruit.
It is definitely hot, similar in heat range to Jalapeno or Paprika. Scoville heat scale 2500 - 8000 units.
Product: Chilli 'Hungarian Hot Wax'
Product type: SEED (20)
Botanical name: Capsicum annuum
Hungarian Hot Wax' is a hardy, highly productive banana chilli with smooth, waxy fruits tapering to a point. The fleshy fruit, 12 cm x 3.8 cm, turn from yellow, to orange, to red when ripe. Definitely hot, similar in heat range to Jalapeno or Paprika; Scoville heat scale 2500 - 8000 units.
Plant type: Warm season, frost tender annual
Plant height: 90 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 23 - 30°C soil temp.
Temperate: Early spring - inside with extra heat; outside after frost danger has passed
Subtropical: Spring
Tropical: All year but avoid January - February
Germination: 7 - 14 days
Depth: 6 mm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Into seedling pots, transplant when soil is warm
Soil type: Fertile well-drained soil pH 5 - 6
Details: Avoid high nitrogen fertilisers as these will promote leaf growth at the expense of fruit; keep moisture constant
Harvest: 58 days for pale yellow fruit; 83 days for red
Suitable for hot and humid: Suitable for hot and humid growing conditions
20 seeds per packet
Capsicum annuum
Warm season, frost tender annual
Chilli 'Hungarian Hot Wax'
Hungarian Hot Wax' is a hardy, highly productive, banana chilli with smooth, waxy fruits tapering to a point. The flesh is quite mild but the seeds really add some heat! The fleshy fruit, 12 cm x 3.8 cm, turn from yellow, to orange, to red when ripe. Days to harvest: 58 days for pale yellow fruit; 83 days for red fruit.
It is definitely hot, similar in heat range to Jalapeno or Paprika. Scoville heat scale 2500 - 8000 units.