Description
Cibola-(Capsicum annuum)- The Cibola pepper is a chile originally bred by veteran and flower breeder Eric Knight. He crossed the VSRP with the Ancho Poblano. The VSRP stands for Variegated Sugar Rush Peach which is a Sugar Rush peach with variegated leaf traits. He then passed his work to grower Rich Blood who took it further and then grower Bryan Townshend who did selections of it for the next few generations. Bryan gave the chile the name Cibola so it would have a name. Cibola is the mythical city of gold the Spaniards searched for in Latin America but never found. The reason Bryan gave some of Eric’s pepper creations names is so they will be remembered. Eric’s vision was to create larger ornamental chiles that could be used in cooking as many ornamentals do not have a great taste. The Cibola peppers are about 4 inches in length and just over 3 inches in width. They start out with beautiful dark purple colors. Then ripen to a nice golden orange color with some purple and burnt orange highlights. The leaves will have some white or even purple variegation. The heat level is close to jalapeno and the flavor has fruity tones. The Cibola chile plants grow over 4 feet tall and require support or staking. 10+ Seeds
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