Medusa
F1 hybrid pepper
- Breeding
- F1 hybrid
- Growth habit
- -
- Days to maturity
- 70-85 days 1 seed catalog · basis unstated
- Fruit
- orange
- 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.
Origin & history
A compact ornamental carrying twisting upright pods above the foliage in yellow, orange, and red, named for the effect and, like Chilly Chili, bred without heat for household safety.
Measurements
| Measurement | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Days to maturity | 70-85 days | Consensus range across the cited commercial catalogs; no independent source documents it yet. |
| Scoville heat | 0-100 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 71% 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.
milder than 76% of the 249 peppers we hold a figure for.
Production systems
Described as suited to
A claim about the seed, from the sources this record cites. A system not listed here has not been ruled out; no source addressed it.
Grown in trials under
Not recorded in any trial we hold.
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
Chilly Chili
70-85 days
- open-pollinated
Aurora
70-90 days
- F1 hybrid
Black Pearl
70-90 days
- F1 hybrid
Blushing Beauty
65-75 days
- heirloom
Bolivian Rainbow
75-95 days
- heirloom
Chinese Five Color
70-90 days
Explore all pepper varieties · compare any two · when to plant it where you are
Sources & References
Evidence: 1 source, all seed catalogs. No independent reference documents this yet.
- Tomato Growers Supply catalog · Tomato Growers Supply Company, Seed Catalog