Key facts
- Days to maturity
- 74 days
- Listed for
- United States
Overview
Dancing Spirit is a hybrid hot pepper of the Caloro type, the yellow wax chile popular in the Southwest. Pods are about 1 by 3 inches, yellow at first and ripening to red, with a warm but not extreme heat typical of the group. Harvest starts around 74 days from transplant. Wax peppers pickle beautifully, and the yellow stage gives crisp rings for sandwiches and salsa.
Dancing Spirit traits
- Hybrid Caloro-type wax chile
- Pods about 1 by 3 inches
- Yellow ripening to red
- About 74 days from transplant
Good for
- Pickling
- Salsa
- Fresh slicing
Compare with other peppers and chilies varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dancing Spirit this page | 74 days | — | — |
| Anaheim College 64 | 74 days | — | — |
| Camelot | 74 days | — | — |
| Chocolate Beauty | 74 days | — | — |
| Lantern | 74 days | — | — |
| Navarone | 74 days | — | — |
| Pimiento L | 74–100 days | — | — |
Dancing Spirit FAQ
What kind of peppers and chilies is Dancing Spirit?
Dancing Spirit is a hybrid hot pepper of the Caloro type, the yellow wax chile popular in the Southwest. Pods are about 1 by 3 inches, yellow at first and ripening to red, with a warm but not extreme heat typical of the group.
How many days to maturity is Dancing Spirit?
Dancing Spirit is listed at 74 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 Dancing Spirit compare with other peppers and chilies varieties?
Dancing Spirit: 74 days. Similar peppers and chilies varieties include Anaheim College 64 (74 days), Camelot (74 days), Chocolate Beauty (74 days). The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Dancing Spirit good for?
Dancing Spirit is grown for pickling, salsa, fresh slicing.
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)
The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.