Datil
Heirloom pepper
- Breeding
- Heirloom
- Growth habit
- -
- Days to maturity
- 90-100 days 2 sources, 1 independent · basis unstated
- Fruit
- yellow
- Weight
- -
- Bred by
- -
Grey captions say what stands behind that particular figure. Breeding, growth habit and fruit characters carry no caption because they rest on the record's sources as a whole rather than citing their own; closing that gap is ordinary outstanding work, not a finished job.
The species here is supported by Peppers: Vegetable and Spice Capsicums. These claims name their own evidence rather than resting on the record's source list as a whole, because a species that distinguishes a variety, or an attribution to a breeding programme, is worth being able to check on its own.
Origin & history
Grown almost exclusively around St. Augustine, Florida, where Minorcan settlers are credited with bringing it in the late 1700s. Habanero-level heat with a distinctly sweeter finish, and a local food culture built entirely around one chile.
Measurements
| Measurement | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Days to maturity | 90-100 days | Consensus range across the cited independent references. |
| Scoville heat | 100,000-300,000 SHU |
Against the rest of the pepper database
Where this variety sits among every pepper we hold a comparable figure for. Position is not merit: earlier is not better than later, and hotter is not better than milder. Only cultivar-level figures are compared, never trial results, and maturity is only ranked against figures counted the same way.
later than 69% of the 252 peppers we hold a figure for. None of these figures state whether they are counted from sowing or from transplant, so they are ranked against each other on the assumption that suppliers use one convention, which is not something any of them says.
hotter than 88% of the 249 peppers we hold a figure for.
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
- heirloom
Ají Cito
100-130 days
- heirloom
Bird's Eye Chili
85-110 days
- heirloom
Comapeño
90-120 days
- open-pollinated
Fatalii
90-100 days
- heirloom
Malagueta
90-120 days
- heirloom
Piri Piri
90-120 days
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Sources & References
Evidence: 3 sources, including 2 independent references.
- Pepper Production Guides · University of Florida IFAS Extension, University or Government
- Seed Savers Exchange catalog & variety histories · Seed Savers Exchange, Community Collection
- Peppers: Vegetable and Spice Capsicums · CABI (2012), Scholarly Reference