Cal Wonder Red Bell

Sweet

Cal Wonder Red Bell is one of the world’s best-known peppers and is often harvested green for easy shipping for grocery store and restaurant sales. Plants produce 3- to 4-inch, blocky, four-lobed fruit with thick flesh and a rich, robustly sweet, mild flavor. When ripened red, the fruit becomes deeply sweet and fruity, losing the grassy bitterness of the green stage. Enjoy them fresh in salads or sandwiches, grilled, sautéed, or stuffed. Heirloom.  

Bell peppers are native to Central and Northern South America. After being brought to Spain in the 1490s, they spread throughout Europe and Asia, then later reached North America with early European settlers. Today, bell peppers are among the world’s best-known peppers, with dozens of varieties developed for gourmet cooking and everyday culinary use.

Heat level: 0 SHU

Plant height: 18 - 24 inches

Harvest: 70 - 75 days from transplant

25 seeds

Did you know? Humidity can reduce the viability of pepper seeds over time, causing  seeds to stagnate. That’s why every seed pack includes a silica gel packet to help keep the seeds dry and fresh. To save seeds for next year, place the seed packet and silica gel packet together in a quart-size freezer bag, seal it, and store it in the refrigerator. Do not freeze.

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Pepper photos: Please use photos on the Pequin pepper page as a guide. Submit one photo of your plant bearing fruit and another showing the pepper(s) in your hand. In return, you may choose any three seed varieties currently in stock. Exclusions apply.

Recipes: Submit your favorite pepper-dish recipe along with a photo of the finished dish and choose any three seed varieties currently in stock. Submit an authentic ethnic recipe to receive five seed packs. Exclusions apply.

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