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Capsicum annuum

NuMex Centennial

Cultivar United States
Scoville Heat Units 3,000
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About this pepper

NuMex Centennial is an ornamental Capsicum annuum cultivar developed in 1988 by New Mexico State University to mark the university's centennial anniversary.

Plants are compact and display purple foliage and flowers. Pods are small and oval, measuring about 1.9 centimetres long and 1.3 centimetres wide. Fruits mature through several colour stages, changing from purple to yellow, then orange, and finally red.

Heat levels are mild to moderate, averaging around 3,000 Scoville Heat Units, similar to a mild jalapeño. NuMex Centennial is grown for both its decorative appearance and its edible fruit.