Santa Fe Grande

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Santa Fe Grande
SpeciesCapsicum annuum
Cultivar groupNew Mexico chile
Cultivar'Santa Fe Grande'
Heat Low
Scoville scale0-999 SHU

The Santa Fe Grande is a New Mexico chile pepper, also known as "Yellow hot chili pepper"[1] and the "Guero chili pepper",[1] is a very prolific cultivar used in the Southwestern United States. The plants are resistant to tobacco mosaic virus.[2]

The conical, blunt fruits are about 2 in (5.1 cm) long.[2] they ripen from a pale yellow to a bright orange or fiery red.

The peppers grow upright on 24" chile plants. Santa Fe Grande's fruit have a slightly sweet taste and are fairly mild in pungency. Fresno chile peppers are of the Santa Fe Grande group.[1]

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