Santa Fe Grande facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Santa Fe Grande |
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| Species | Capsicum annuum |
| Cultivar group | New Mexico chile |
| Cultivar | 'Santa Fe Grande' |
| Heat |  Low |
| Scoville scale | 0-999 SHU |
The Santa Fe Grande is a New Mexico chile pepper, also known as "Yellow hot chili pepper" and the "Guero chili pepper", is a very prolific cultivar used in the Southwestern United States. The plants are resistant to tobacco mosaic virus.
The conical, blunt fruits are about 2 in (5.1 cm) long. they ripen from a pale yellow to a bright orange or fiery red.
The peppers grow upright on 24" chile plants. Santa Fe Grande's fruit have a slightly sweet taste and are fairly mild in pungency. Fresno chile peppers are of the Santa Fe Grande group.
See also
In Spanish: Chile güero para niños
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