Giant Aconcagua Peppers
Considered the largest pepper in the world, it was named after the highest mountain peak of the Andes (22,834 feet), and likewise the highest peak of both South and North America. Huge, long conical (Hungarian) shaped fruits attain a size of 2 ½ inches in diameter and many times over 10 inches long. Unusually thick fleshed, crisp, mild, sweet flavor, very rich in vitamins. Color ripens to light yellow for harvest and bright red at maturity, which is late. Plant grows into a peculiar conical shape, increasing in foliage density as upward growth. It is virtually necessary to lift the leaves to see the fruit. For the first time we are able to offer seed of this great pepper in sizeable quantities for market gardeners, after 3 years of testing and selecting for a truer strain. Aconcagua is extremely generous in its huge size and fruit quality, but terribly stingy in its seed offering, seeding only about one-third that of any other peppers. Pkt., 50c; ¼ oz., $1.75; oz., $6.50; ¼ lb., $24.50
Originally listed in: 1958 Gleckler's Seed Catalog
Considered the largest pepper in the world, it was named after the highest mountain peak of the Andes (22,834 feet), and likewise the highest peak of both South and North America. Huge, long conical (Hungarian) shaped fruits attain a size of 2 ½ inches in diameter and many times over 10 inches long. Unusually thick fleshed, crisp, mild, sweet flavor, very rich in vitamins. Color ripens to light yellow for harvest and bright red at maturity, which is late. Plant grows into a peculiar conical shape, increasing in foliage density as upward growth. It is virtually necessary to lift the leaves to see the fruit. For the first time we are able to offer seed of this great pepper in sizeable quantities for market gardeners, after 3 years of testing and selecting for a truer strain. Aconcagua is extremely generous in its huge size and fruit quality, but terribly stingy in its seed offering, seeding only about one-third that of any other peppers. Pkt., 50c; ¼ oz., $1.75; oz., $6.50; ¼ lb., $24.50
Originally listed in: 1958 Gleckler's Seed Catalog