Key facts
- Days to maturity
- 85 days
- Listed for
- United States
Overview
Tangerine Pimiento is a pimento-type sweet pepper with small fruit, round or a little flattened, 3 or 4 lobes, 2 to 3 inches across that ripens orange. Walls are thick, plants are bushy and medium sized. Eat fresh or roast; the orange color is a change from the usual red pimento.
Tangerine Pimiento traits
- Sweet pimento type
- Small rounded fruit of 2 to 3 inches with 3 to 4 lobes
- Thick walls, orange at maturity
- Bushy medium-size plants
Good for
- Fresh eating
- Roasting
Compare with other peppers and chilies varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tangerine Pimiento this page | 85 days | — | — |
| Amish Pimiento | 85 days | — | — |
| Bellingrath Gardens Purple | 85 days | — | — |
| Calrose | 85 days | — | — |
| Chervena Chushka | 85 days | — | — |
| Hanoi Market Orange | 85 days | — | — |
| Hanoi Market Red | 85 days | — | — |
Tangerine Pimiento FAQ
What kind of peppers and chilies is Tangerine Pimiento?
Tangerine Pimiento is a pimento-type sweet pepper with small fruit, round or a little flattened, 3 or 4 lobes, 2 to 3 inches across that ripens orange. Walls are thick, plants are bushy and medium sized.
How many days to maturity is Tangerine Pimiento?
Tangerine Pimiento is listed at 85 days. Sowing and planting times are the same as for other peppers and chilies varieties, so check them in the peppers and chilies growing guide.
How does Tangerine Pimiento compare with other peppers and chilies varieties?
Tangerine Pimiento: 85 days. Similar peppers and chilies varieties include Amish Pimiento (85 days), Bellingrath Gardens Purple (85 days), Calrose (85 days). The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Tangerine Pimiento good for?
Tangerine Pimiento is grown for fresh eating, roasting.
Sowing, care and common problems
Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every peppers and chilies variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.
- Peppers and Chilies growing guide
- Types of Hot Chili Pepper: Telling the Groups Apart in the Garden
- Starting Hot Chili Peppers From Seed: The Long Head Start They Need
- Hot Chili Pepper Care: Watering and Feeding for Maximum Heat
- How to Prune and Train Hot Chili Peppers: Shaping the Plant and Cutting Back for Winter
- How Pepper and Chili Branches Multiply: Forking at Every Flower, the Three-Stem Frame, and What to Prune
- Hot Chili Pepper Growing Calendar: A Season That Runs Half the Year
- Hot Chili Pepper Problems: Pests, Rots and Pods That Never Color
- All 575 peppers and chilies varieties
Source
Source: Cornell University (CALS Garden-Based Learning)
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