25 Hot Hungarian Wax Pepper Seeds – Heirloom Capsicum annuum, Medium Heat, High-Yielding

Hot Hungarian Wax Pepper Seeds Overview

Grow your own Hot Hungarian Wax Pepper (Capsicum annuum), a versatile heirloom variety known for its tangy heat and bright yellow color. These peppers measure 5-6 inches long with a tapered shape and offer a medium heat level, rated between 5,000 and 10,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU). They provide a crisp texture and zesty flavor, making them excellent for pickling, frying, stuffing, and enhancing salsas or relishes.

Key Features

• Medium heat level, hotter than banana peppers but milder than jalapeños
• Tangy and zesty flavor ideal for various culinary uses
• Thrives in full sun and warm climates with heat tolerance
• High-yielding plants producing thick-walled peppers throughout the season
• Suitable for container gardening, raised beds, or traditional garden plots
• Heirloom, non-GMO variety preserving traditional Hungarian pepper traits
• Color transitions from pale yellow to orange and finally red as peppers ripen

Growing Information

• Plant in well-draining, fertile soil
• Maintain moderate watering to keep soil slightly moist
• Requires full sun exposure, ideally 6-8 hours daily
• Plants have a bushy, upright growth habit
• Maturity period ranges from 65 to 75 days