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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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Banana this page | 69 days | — | — |
| Big Thai | 69 days | — | — |
| Cayenetta | 69–97 days | — | — |
| Cayennetta F1 | 69 days | — | — |
| Mucho Nacho | 69–70 days | — | — |
| Red Knight | 69 days | — | — |
| Alma Paprika | 70–80 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.
- 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.