Medium heat
Cherry Bomb
Milder than a jalapeño.
2,500–5,000 SHU
Heat data: Verified · PepperScale
Cherry Bomb is a compact hybrid pepper bearing golf-ball-sized, thick-walled round fruits that ripen from green to glossy bright red. Its flavor is sweet and meaty with a mild-to-moderate jalapeño-level heat, and its thick walls make it one of the most popular choices for stuffing with cheese or meat or pickling whole. Plants are highly productive and well-suited to both garden beds and containers.
- Days to maturity
- 70–80 days
- Plant height
- 45–55 cm (18–22 in)
- Best use
- Stuffing, pickling, pizza topping
- Species
- Capsicum annuum
- Origin
- USA (commercial hybrid)
How Cherry Bomb compares
Full scale →Grow Cherry Bomb
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