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Solanaceae
CAPSICUM annuum 'Park's Sweet Banana Whopper'
Banana Pepper, Park's Sweet Banana Whopper Pepper
The large, sweetly flavored, "banana-type" peppers of this 1999 Park Seed introduction are abundantly produced on vigorous plants.
First cultivated and selected by Native Americans thousands of years ago, peppers are bushy, brittle-stemmed annual vegetables with thin oval leaves and small five-petaled flowers. The dull-white blooms of 'Park's Sweet Banana Whopper' are followed by carrot-shaped, 8-inch-long (20-cm), thick-fleshed peppers that ripen from yellow-green to pale yellow. The hollow, chambered interior of each fruit is divided by spongy ribbing that holds many small, flattened, rounded seeds. Fruits are tastiest and sweetest when yellow-ripe.
Full sun, warmth, ample spacing, and fertile well-drained soil are required for peppers to grow and produce well. Sow seed indoors eight weeks before the last spring frost date. Set out transplants about two weeks after the final frost. Harvest of ripe 'Park's Sweet Banana Whopper' peppers begins about 65 days after seedlings are planted out. Harvest continues until hard frost, or into winter in frost-free conditions.
Pinch off early flower buds to encourage stronger branching and roots. Heavily fruiting plants may break apart under the weight if not staked for support. Harvest ripe fruit regularly to encourage new blossoms to form.
Use this pepper in the vegetable garden or as a container plant. Its tasty, colorful peppers are excellent for slicing into salads and stews, or for roasting.
12 - 1
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Vegetable
Full Sun
22"-30" / 55.9cm - 76.2cm
18"-24" / 45.7cm - 61.0cm
Spring, Summer, Fall, Indeterminate
Mexico, Central America, South America
Acidic, Neutral
Well Drained
Loam
Fast
Average Water
Upright/Erect
Spring, Summer, Fall
Insignificant
White, Ivory
Light Yellow, Lemon Yellow, Yellow Green
Dark Green
Dark Green, Black
Green
No
Yes
Single
Medium
Glossy
Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical
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