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Sugar Banana Peppers and Chilies: Days to Maturity & Growing Tips

Sugar Banana is a hybrid sweet wax pepper from Stokes with large, pendant, two-lobed fruit about 7 inches or 180 mm long.

Key facts

Days to maturity
69 days
Listed for
United States

Overview

Sugar Banana is a hybrid sweet wax pepper from Stokes with large, pendant, two-lobed fruit about 7 inches or 180 mm long. Walls are thick and the flavor is sweet. Fruit ripen from golden yellow to red on productive plants. Sources give 60 to 69 days to harvest.

Sugar Banana traits

  • F1 hybrid sweet wax type
  • Large pendant fruit about 180 mm long, two-lobed
  • Thick-walled and sweet
  • Golden yellow ripening to red
  • Productive plants

Good for

  • Frying
  • Fresh slicing
  • Pickling

Compare with other peppers and chilies varieties

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VarietyDays to maturityGrowth habitType
Sugar Banana this page69 days——
Big Thai69 days——
Cayenetta69–97 days——
Cayennetta F169 days——
Mucho Nacho69–70 days——
Red Knight69 days——
Alma Paprika70–80 days——

Sugar Banana FAQ

What kind of peppers and chilies is Sugar Banana?

Sugar Banana is a hybrid sweet wax pepper from Stokes with large, pendant, two-lobed fruit about 7 inches or 180 mm long. Walls are thick and the flavor is sweet.

How many days to maturity is Sugar Banana?

Sugar Banana is listed at 69 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 Sugar Banana compare with other peppers and chilies varieties?

Sugar Banana: 69 days. Similar peppers and chilies varieties include Big Thai (69 days), Cayenetta (69–97 days), Cayennetta F1 (69 days). The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.

What is Sugar Banana good for?

Sugar Banana 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.

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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