Key facts
- Days to maturity
- 56 days
- Listed for
- United States
Overview
Ivory Banana is a Stokes hybrid of the yellow wax type, with long, tapered, pendant fruit around 230 by 60 mm, about 9 inches. Walls are thick for a wax pepper. Fruit are butter-yellow and eventually ripen red. It is among the earliest sweet peppers, reaching harvest at about 56 days.
Ivory Banana traits
- F1 hybrid yellow wax type, about 56 days
- Tapered pendant fruit about 230 x 60 mm
- Thick walls for a wax pepper
- Butter-yellow ripening to red
Good for
- Frying
- Pickling
- Fresh slicing
Compare with other peppers and chilies varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Banana this page | 56 days | — | — |
| Cute Stuff Gold | 56 days | — | — |
| Frank's | 56 days | — | — |
| Islander | 56–81 days | — | — |
| Montana Wonder | 56–68 days | — | — |
| Apple | 57–77 days | — | — |
| Beauty Bell | 57 days | — | — |
Ivory Banana FAQ
What kind of peppers and chilies is Ivory Banana?
Ivory Banana is a Stokes hybrid of the yellow wax type, with long, tapered, pendant fruit around 230 by 60 mm, about 9 inches. Walls are thick for a wax pepper.
How many days to maturity is Ivory Banana?
Ivory Banana is listed at 56 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 Ivory Banana compare with other peppers and chilies varieties?
Ivory Banana: 56 days. Similar peppers and chilies varieties include Cute Stuff Gold (56 days), Frank's (56 days), Islander (56–81 days). The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Ivory Banana good for?
Ivory Banana is grown for frying, pickling, 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.