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Hinkelhatz

Heirloom pepper · Capsicum annuum

Breeding
Heirloom
Growth habit
-
Days to maturity
75-85 days
Fruit
red
Weight
-
Bred by
-

Origin & history

A Pennsylvania Dutch heirloom whose name means chicken heart, grown by that community since the 1880s and used almost entirely for pepper vinegar rather than eating fresh.

Measurements

MeasurementValueContext
Days to maturity 75-85 days Consensus range across the cited independent references.
Scoville heat 5,000-30,000 SHU

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

Sources & References

Evidence: 1 source, all commercial catalogs. No independent reference documents this variety yet.

  1. Seed Savers Exchange catalog & variety histories · Seed Savers Exchange, Community Collection