Bullnose Large Bell
Heirloom pepper · Capsicum annuum
- Breeding
- Heirloom
- Growth habit
- -
- Days to maturity
- 68-80 days
- Fruit
- red
- Weight
- -
- Bred by
- -
Commonly confused with
These are different varieties. A name shared between them does not make them the same seed.
- different variety
Bull Nose
Strains sold as Bull Nose vary; this is the large sweet bell form recorded in the historic American seed trade.
Origin & history
A large sweet bell recorded in American gardens since the eighteenth century and grown by Thomas Jefferson at Monticello, making it among the oldest peppers still in cultivation here.
Measurements
| Measurement | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Days to maturity | 68-80 days | |
| Scoville heat | 0-500 SHU | Mostly sweet, but the ribs on this old line can carry faint heat, which modern bells have had bred out entirely. |
Traits
Disease resistance
No documented disease resistance, typical of heirlooms and older open-pollinated varieties. See pepper diseases for the cultural playbook that fills the gap.
Related varieties
- F1 hybrid
Archimedes
60-80 days
- F1 hybrid
Big Bertha
70-75 days
- heirloom
Bull Nose
65-80 days
- open-pollinated
California Wonder
70-75 days
- open-pollinated
Emerald Giant
72-80 days
- F1 hybrid
Intruder
63-78 days
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Sources & References
Evidence: 2 sources, all commercial catalogs. No independent reference documents this variety yet.
- Victory Seeds variety histories · Victory Seed Company, Seed Catalog
- Seed Savers Exchange catalog & variety histories · Seed Savers Exchange, Community Collection