Bullnose Sweet Pepper
Crisp fruits ripen from green to red with an excellent flavor.
Bullnose sweet pepper. Open pollinated 85 days. In 1812 thomas jefferson recorded bull nose peppers in his garden calendar at monticello. Albino bullnose the large fruited sweet peppers come in red yellow orange brown and purple. Peppers are very sweet and crunchy.
They go from bone in color to orange to red when fully mature. 55 80 days from transplant. Green peppers are simply unripe fruits and are much inferior in flavor. Can be enjoyed raw cooked or pickled.
The original bull nose pepper was popular in early america and was grown by thomas jefferson. This pepper is a dwarf type plant and wont get much taller then 2 feet. Its fruits are somewhat smaller than modern bell peppers and they are susceptible to sunscald. Plant produces good yields of sweet bell peppers.
Jefferson and more likely date back to the bull nose of mid to late 1800s. Bull nosed peppers popular in early america are due for a renaissance. Plant has green stems green leaves and white flowers. This is one of the first medium large bell type peppers although this strain may be larger than the strain grown by mr.
However they have an excellent flavor. One plant can produce a dozen or more peppers. It is a sweet blocky pepper with thicker walls then a regular bell pepper. Still grown at jefferson s monticello the variety has a delectably mild sweet taste and thick walls.
Likely introduced to north america in the 1700s. The albino bullnose pepper originates from the usa. Thomas jefferson grew this bull nosed pepper in his garden after it arrived here from india in the 1700s. Peppers turn from dark green to red when mature.
It is a sweet blocky pepper with thicker walls then a regular bell pepper. They go from bone in color to orange to red when fully mature. Do not confuse this pepper with the white lakes pepper or feherozon peppers. Bullnose pepper 甜椒 青椒 sweet pepper bullnose pepper 青椒 甜椒 bullnose pepper sweet pepper.
You can grow it as an ornamental or in the vegetable garden or both. Fruits ripen from dark green to red and can be harvested 60 80 days from transplant. The bullnose pepper is a type of sweet pepper which produces abundantly. Delicious good sized fruit is great in salads or for cooking.