Santa Fe Grande Explained

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

The conical, blunt fruits are about 2inches long.^[1] 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.^[2]

See also

• Big Jim pepper
• Chimayó pepper
• Fresno chile
• New Mexico No. 9
• Sandia pepper
• New Mexico chile
• List of Capsicum cultivars

Notes and References

1. Book: The Complete Chile Pepper Book: A Gardener's Guide to Choosing, Growing, Preserving, and Cooking. Timber Press. Dave DeWitt and Paul W. Bosland. 978-0881929201. 2009.
2. Web site: Chili Pepper Madness. Michael Hultquist. 8 Dec 2012.