La Rouge Royale

La Rouge Royale is a large-fruited sweet pepper grown for elongated, thick-walled red pods suited to stuffing and slicing.

Fruit are typically 12.5–18 cm long and 7.5–9 cm wide. Pods are pendant and ripen from green to red. Shape is longer and more rectangular than standard blocky bells, with heavy walls and broad shoulders.

Plants usually reach 61–76.5 cm tall. Maturity is commonly listed around 70–80 days after transplanting, placing it in the midseason range.

Most retail listings describe it as producing very large pods that can be stuffed whole and then sliced for serving. It is marketed mainly for fresh use and cooking rather than processing.

Public breeder documentation is limited. No clearly documented breeder or primary introduction year appears in widely available catalogue scans, and most information comes from retail seed listings. The French-style name appears to be branding rather than indicating French origin. All sources consistently describe it as a sweet red pepper with no measurable heat.