Key facts
- Days to maturity
- 70 days
- Listed for
- United States
Overview
Super Sweet Banana is a hybrid wax banana pepper from Stokes with large, pendant fruit in the 140 to 200 mm range, listed as 7 3/4 inches in one source. The tapered fruit are banana yellow and ripen to dark red, sweet throughout. Harvest begins at around 70 days. Golden Arrow is its earlier relative.
Super Sweet Banana traits
- F1 hybrid sweet wax banana type
- Large tapered pendant fruit
- Banana yellow ripening to dark red
- About 70 days to harvest
Good for
- Frying
- Pickling
- Fresh slicing
Compare with other peppers and chilies varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Sweet Banana this page | 70 days | — | — |
| Alma Paprika | 70–80 days | — | — |
| Ancho Magnifico | 70 days | — | — |
| Bananarama | 70 days | — | — |
| Big Bertha | 70–73 days | — | — |
| Big Chili II | 70–90 days | — | — |
| Big Jim Chili | 70–80 days | — | — |
Super Sweet Banana FAQ
What kind of peppers and chilies is Super Sweet Banana?
Super Sweet Banana is a hybrid wax banana pepper from Stokes with large, pendant fruit in the 140 to 200 mm range, listed as 7 3/4 inches in one source. The tapered fruit are banana yellow and ripen to dark red, sweet throughout.
How many days to maturity is Super Sweet Banana?
Super Sweet Banana is listed at 70 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 Super Sweet Banana compare with other peppers and chilies varieties?
Super Sweet Banana: 70 days. Similar peppers and chilies varieties include Alma Paprika (70–80 days), Ancho Magnifico (70 days), Bananarama (70 days). The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Super Sweet Banana good for?
Super Sweet 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)
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