Golden Cayenne

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Golden Cayenne plants produce smooth-skinned peppers, unlike red varieties, which have wrinkled skin. The fruit grows 4 to 6 inches long and matures from pale green to vivid golden yellow. Fully ripe fruit has a sharp, lingering heat with a slightly sweet, tart, and lightly smoky flavor. Popular as a bright alternative to red Cayenne varieties, the fruit is excellent for hot sauces, pickling, hot vinegar, and drying for spice. Popular with Cajun and Creole cuisine. Heirloom.

Heat level: 30,000 - 50,000 SHU

Plant height: 18 - 24 inches

Harvest: 80 - 90 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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