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Yellow Mushroom Peppers and Chilies: Days to Maturity & Growing Tips

Yellow Mushroom is a habanero relative with squat, wrinkled, mushroom-shaped yellow pods about 2 inches across and thin skin.

Key facts

Days to maturity
85 days
Listed for
United States

Overview

Yellow Mushroom is a habanero relative with squat, wrinkled, mushroom-shaped yellow pods about 2 inches across and thin skin. Heat is high, as expected of the family. It needs a long warm season, around 85 days from transplant, so start seed early with bottom heat. The flat shape and thin walls dry well, and the fruity heat suits Caribbean sauces and marinades.

Yellow Mushroom traits

  • Habanero-related hot pepper
  • Squat, wrinkled, mushroom-shaped yellow pods about 2 inches wide
  • Thin-skinned
  • About 85 days from transplant

Good for

  • Hot sauce
  • Drying
  • Caribbean cooking

Compare with other peppers and chilies varieties

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VarietyDays to maturityGrowth habitType
Yellow Mushroom this page85 days——
Amish Pimiento85 days——
Bellingrath Gardens Purple85 days——
Calrose85 days——
Chervena Chushka85 days——
Hanoi Market Orange85 days——
Hanoi Market Red85 days——

Yellow Mushroom FAQ

What kind of peppers and chilies is Yellow Mushroom?

Yellow Mushroom is a habanero relative with squat, wrinkled, mushroom-shaped yellow pods about 2 inches across and thin skin. Heat is high, as expected of the family.

How many days to maturity is Yellow Mushroom?

Yellow Mushroom 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 Yellow Mushroom compare with other peppers and chilies varieties?

Yellow Mushroom: 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 Yellow Mushroom good for?

Yellow Mushroom is grown for hot sauce, drying, caribbean cooking.

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.

Source

Source: Cornell University (CALS Garden-Based Learning)

The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.

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