Jalapeño M
Open-pollinated pepper
- Breeding
- Open-pollinated
- Growth habit
- -
- Days to maturity
- 70-80 days 2 sources, 1 independent · basis unstated
- Fruit
- red
- 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.
Also known as
| Name | Kind | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Jalapeño | Shared name (ambiguous) | Sold simply as Jalapeño by most suppliers, but the bare name covers many distinct cultivars differing several-fold in heat. |
| Chipotle | Shared name (ambiguous) | Chipotle is smoke-dried ripe jalapeño, a process rather than a variety. Any red jalapeño cultivar can become one. |
Commonly confused with
These are different varieties. A name shared between them does not make them the same seed.
- different variety
Early Jalapeño
Early Jalapeño is a shorter-season selection, not the commercial standard line.
- different variety
TAM Mild Jalapeño
TAM Mild is a Texas A&M release bred down in heat; the two are not interchangeable in a recipe.
- different variety
Morita
Morita names a smoked preparation of ripe jalapeño-type pods rather than a distinct cultivar.
- different variety
Fooled You
Visually a jalapeño and genetically a jalapeño type, but bred to zero heat.
Origin & history
The open-pollinated commercial jalapeño standard, and the line most seed sold as plain 'Jalapeño' descends from. Corky netting on the shoulders is normal at maturity and is a sign of ripeness rather than damage, though the fresh market treats it as a defect.
Measurements
| Measurement | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Days to maturity | 70-80 days | |
| Scoville heat | 2,500-8,000 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.
earlier than 76% 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 50% 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
- open-pollinated
NuMex Primavera
70-85 days
- F1 hybrid
Biker Billy Jalapeño
70-85 days
- open-pollinated
NuMex Jalmundo
70-85 days
- open-pollinated
NuMex Vaquero
70-85 days
- F1 hybrid
Chichimeca
65-80 days
- open-pollinated
Early Jalapeño
60-70 days
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Sources & References
Evidence: 3 sources, including 2 independent references.
- Chile Pepper Institute research and variety releases · New Mexico State University, University or Government
- Peppers: Vegetable and Spice Capsicums · CABI (2012), Scholarly Reference
- Johnny's Selected Seeds catalog · Johnny's Selected Seeds, Seed Catalog