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'Hot Paper Lantern' Peppers

Sub-Category:	Hot

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Hot habanero type. Tall plants bear 3- to 4-inch, elongated, wrinkled, lantern-shaped, ultra-hot, lime-green fruit at 70 days maturing to orange and then red.
Days To Maturity:	70-90
Seed Sources:	Gurneys Seed & Nursery Co. - updated in 2019

Rating Summary

Overall: (4.0 Stars) Taste: (5.0 Stars) Yield: (5.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (4.0 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 1

KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease

Reviewed on 12/26/2004 by Debby J - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Washington, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
We had good yields of this pepper even in cool wet 2004, but it was late (September). Large plants yielded a big crop. Worth waiting for but may not ripen all years in all locations. This is the first habanero we have been able to ripen.

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