Hungarian Sweet Wax
Open-pollinated pepper · Capsicum annuum
- Breeding
- Open-pollinated
- Growth habit
- -
- Days to maturity
- 60-75 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
Hungarian Hot Wax
Sweet and hot wax peppers look identical on the plant. Only tasting or a reliable seed source separates them.
Origin & history
The sweet counterpart to Hungarian Hot Wax, identical in pod shape and colour and impossible to tell apart by eye, which makes mislabelled seed a genuine problem.
Measurements
| Measurement | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Days to maturity | 60-75 days | |
| Scoville heat | 0 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
- open-pollinated
Cubanelle
65-75 days
- heirloom
Friggitello
62-75 days
- F1 hybrid
Hot Sunset
60-75 days
- open-pollinated
Hungarian Hot Wax
65-70 days
- heirloom
Jimmy Nardello
75-85 days
- open-pollinated
Shishito
60-65 days
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Sources & References
Evidence: 1 source, all commercial catalogs. No independent reference documents this variety yet.
- Victory Seeds variety histories · Victory Seed Company, Seed Catalog