Gadenin日本語Get the appKey facts
- Days to maturity
- 80 days
- Listed for
- United States
Overview
Perfection is a sweet frying pepper on tall plants around 30 inches. The fruit is heart-shaped, about 3 by 2 1/2 inches, smooth-skinned and thick-fleshed, going from green to a crimson red. It is also sold as True Heart. Ripe fruit comes at about 80 days from transplanting. Note that Johnny's Selected Seeds has listed a different hybrid bell under the same name, an ivory-white fruit that ripens lemon yellow with resistance to tobacco mosaic virus pathotype 0, so check the catalog description when buying seed.
Perfection traits
- Sweet frying pepper on 30-inch plants
- Heart-shaped fruit about 3 by 2 1/2 inches, thick flesh
- Green fruit turning crimson
- Sold also under the name True Heart
- About 80 days to harvest
- Name also used for an unrelated white-to-yellow hybrid bell
Good for
- Frying
- Roasting
- Fresh eating
Compare with other peppers and chilies varieties
Blank cells mean there is no data on record. Select a variety name to open its page.
| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perfection this page | 80 days | — | — |
| Aconcagua | 80 days | — | — |
| Aji Amarillo | 80–90 days | — | — |
| Ancho 101 | 80 days | — | — |
| Beaver Dam | 80 days | — | — |
| Chinese Giant | 80 days | — | — |
| Chocolate | 80 days | — | — |
Perfection FAQ
What kind of peppers and chilies is Perfection?
Perfection is a sweet frying pepper on tall plants around 30 inches. The fruit is heart-shaped, about 3 by 2 1/2 inches, smooth-skinned and thick-fleshed, going from green to a crimson red.
How many days to maturity is Perfection?
Perfection is listed at 80 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 Perfection compare with other peppers and chilies varieties?
Perfection: 80 days. Similar peppers and chilies varieties include Aconcagua (80 days), Aji Amarillo (80–90 days), Ancho 101 (80 days). The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Perfection good for?
Perfection is grown for frying, roasting, fresh eating.
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.