Jalapenona

Jalapenona is a jalapeño-type Capsicum annuum cultivar appearing in seed catalogues and specialty pepper collections in several closely related forms, which is why descriptions of the variety sometimes conflict. One catalogue-style description presents it as a larger and more elongated selection derived from Yellow Jalapeño lines, producing pendant fruits around 7.5 cm long and 2.5 cm wide on compact plants approximately 46.0 cm tall.

Heat is the most inconsistent element across sources. Some vendors, including Towns-End, sell Jalapenona specifically as a no-heat yellow jalapeño, effectively placing it near zero heat. Other catalogues still describe it as mildly spicy. Because the database requires a single numeric SHU entry, 2,500 SHU is used as a conservative mild value consistent with the lower end of jalapeño heat ranges and with how the pepper is frequently marketed.

Additional listings, including those from The Hippy Seed Company, describe Jalapenona as producing thick, juicy pods roughly 5.5 cm long and 3.5 cm wide with a sweet jalapeño-style flavour. These thicker fruits are commonly recommended for stuffing or poppers, which is echoed in multiple modern catalogue descriptions.

The name also appears in older gardening material as “Yellow Jalapenona”, described as a stable yellow-fruiting jalapeño-type selection that arose from yellow-jalapeño offspring.