Anaheim Chile Pepper Heirloom Seeds
Anaheim Chile Pepper Heirloom Seeds
Also known as the California Chili or Magdalena: is a perennial Chile pepper grown primarily as an annual. At maturity a deep red color, the Anaheim Chile is known as Chile Colorado. A dried pepper from Anaheim Chile is called: Chile Seco Del Norte. Anaheim Chiles are of the species, Capsicum annum, a species of peppers native to South America. Pick them from your garden green unripe and will eventually become red, some varieties turning brown and near black when reaching full maturity. The Anaheim Chiles received the given name "Anaheim" from a Farmer named Emilio Ortega who brought seeds of the Chile to Anaheim, California where he opened a pepper cannery in the late 19th century; the Chile is simply a transplanted New Mexico green Chile. The Anaheim Chile Peppers' original ancestors are mild green chilies that have been growing in New Mexico for centuries. Their appearance may have been different, their heat level higher, and their sizes smaller but essentially these varieties are still being cultivated today. Anaheim chilies prefer good warm to hot and dry climates with long days and cool nights for optimal growing conditions. They are grown throughout Southern California and of course, New Mexico. By starting your Peppers inside 6 weeks before your last frost gives good summer heat short growing zones. Indeterminate 75 days for transplants 98 From Seeds
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