| Description | A medium hot pepper with good ornamental qualities. |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | (KAP-sih-kum) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Annuals |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | frost sensitive, in zone #5 avoid planting outdoors before Memorial Day weekend |
| Flowers | small star-shaped mostly white with purple |
| Fruit | ripens from purple to yellow to orange to red, upright pointing |
| Leaves | dark green foliage |
| Dimensions | 12-24 inches tall depending on growing conditions |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Cultivar Origin | Developed by Dr's Paul Bosland, Jaime Iglesias, and Max Gonzalez at New Mexico State University in 1992, Hence the name NUMEX |
| Misc Facts | NuMex Twilight peppers fall into the 30,000 to 50,000 Scoville heat units As hot as cayenne and tabasco peppers. |
| Notes & Reference | Cayenne Diane (www.cayennediane.com/peppers/numex-twilight/) |
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