Key facts
- Days to maturity
- 58 days
- Listed for
- United States
Overview
Golden Arrow is an earlier version of Super Sweet Banana from Stokes, an F1 hybrid frying pepper with straight, banana-shaped fruit about 8 inches or 200 mm long. Fruit start golden yellow and ripen to red, with a sweet flavor at both stages. First harvest comes at about 58 days.
Golden Arrow traits
- Early F1 hybrid sweet banana type, about 58 days
- Straight fruit about 200 mm long
- Golden yellow ripening to red
- Earlier version of Super Sweet Banana
Good for
- Frying
- Fresh slicing
- Pickling
Compare with other peppers and chilies varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Arrow this page | 58 days | — | — |
| Hungarian Hot Wax | 58–85 days | — | — |
| Hungarian Yellow Wax | 58–85 days | — | — |
| Jalapa | 58–62 days | — | — |
| Jalisco | 58–62 days | — | — |
| Super Hungarian Hot | 58 days | — | — |
| Sweet Chocolate | 58 days | — | — |
Golden Arrow FAQ
What kind of peppers and chilies is Golden Arrow?
Golden Arrow is an earlier version of Super Sweet Banana from Stokes, an F1 hybrid frying pepper with straight, banana-shaped fruit about 8 inches or 200 mm long. Fruit start golden yellow and ripen to red, with a sweet flavor at both stages.
How many days to maturity is Golden Arrow?
Golden Arrow is listed at 58 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 Golden Arrow compare with other peppers and chilies varieties?
Golden Arrow: 58 days. Similar peppers and chilies varieties include Hungarian Hot Wax (58–85 days), Hungarian Yellow Wax (58–85 days), Jalapa (58–62 days). The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Golden Arrow good for?
Golden Arrow is grown for frying, fresh slicing, pickling.
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.