Hot Peppers
Hungarian Wax Hot Banana Pepper
Capsicum annuum 'Hungarian Hot Wax'
🌱Matures65–70 days
☀️SunFull sun
📏Spacing18 in
💧WaterEven moisture
🔁Life cycleAnnual
About
Long yellow tapered pepper that ripens orange → red. Medium heat (~5,000–10,000 SHU).
Growing
Heavy producer. Sometimes confused with the sweet banana — these bite back.
Harvest
Pick yellow for milder, red for sweeter and hotter. Great pickled.