Key facts
- Days to maturity
- 59–84 days
- Listed for
- United States
Overview
Hungarian Hot Yellow Wax is a medium-hot pepper for frying and stuffing. The long, carrot-shaped fruit has a waxy pale-yellow skin at picking stage, deepening to golden orange and then cherry red if left to ripen. It is early, with the first yellow fruit around 59 days from transplanting. A classic for pickling in rings.
Hungarian Hot Yellow Wax traits
- Medium-hot frying and stuffing pepper
- Long, carrot-shaped, waxy fruit
- Pale yellow ripening to golden orange then cherry red
- About 59 days to harvest
Good for
- Pickling
- Frying
- Stuffing
Compare with other peppers and chilies varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungarian Hot Yellow Wax this page | 59–84 days | — | — |
| King Arthur | 59–79 days | — | — |
| Andy | 60–85 days | — | — |
| Apache | 60 days | — | — |
| Aurora | 60–75 days | — | — |
| Burning Bush | 60 days | — | — |
| Cajun Belle | 60 days | Bushy, upright | — |
Hungarian Hot Yellow Wax FAQ
What kind of peppers and chilies is Hungarian Hot Yellow Wax?
Hungarian Hot Yellow Wax is a medium-hot pepper for frying and stuffing. The long, carrot-shaped fruit has a waxy pale-yellow skin at picking stage, deepening to golden orange and then cherry red if left to ripen.
How many days to maturity is Hungarian Hot Yellow Wax?
Hungarian Hot Yellow Wax is listed at 59–84 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 Hungarian Hot Yellow Wax compare with other peppers and chilies varieties?
Hungarian Hot Yellow Wax: 59–84 days. Similar peppers and chilies varieties include King Arthur (59–79 days), Andy (60–85 days), Apache (60 days). The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Hungarian Hot Yellow Wax good for?
Hungarian Hot Yellow Wax is grown for pickling, frying, stuffing.
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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