- Heirloom
- Mild
- 80 days to maturity (from transplant)
- 1,500–4,000 SHU
- Yellow
Cascabella
Heirloom mild pepper from United States. Crisp and waxy with a tangy bite, holding its texture in vinegar. Ready in about 80 days from transplant.
Single source · Updated Sep 19, 2026 · Values marked like this (estimated) are estimates.
At a glance
- Heat
- Mild 1,500–4,000 SHU
- Pod
- Elongated 0–1 oz (8–15 g) (estimated)
Small conical waxy pods around 40 mm, held upright and passing through yellow and orange to red, thick-walled.
- Species
- Capsicum annuum
- Days to harvest
- 80 days from transplant · Midseason
- Plant height
- 1½–4 ft (46–122 cm) (estimated) Medium height
- Spacing
- 18 × 24 in (46 × 61 cm)
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Position
- Handles open positions
- Growing sites
- Greenhouse · Open ground · Container
- Container growing
- Balcony friendly min. 5 gal (20 L) pot (estimated)
- Difficulty
- Easy-moderate (estimated) 2/5
- Skin
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- Yellow
- Orange
- Red
Heat
Scoville heat units
Mild
Cascabella Scoville heat units: 1,500–4,000 SHU
Warm rather than hot, around a Cubanelle, a Pepperoncini or a Shishito. Most people eat these without reaching for water.
Flavor
“Crisp and waxy with a tangy bite, holding its texture in vinegar.”
Growing calendar
80 days from transplant Midseason
Timing shown for temperate climates; sow indoors 7–9 (estimated) weeks before your last frost date. Look up your last frost date by ZIP code →
Disease resistance
No documented disease resistances — protect this variety with good airflow and crop rotation.
Uses & tags
- Canning
- Fresh & salads
- Snacking
- Market favorite
- Novelty color
- Container star
- High yield
Origin
Cascabella is the small conical wax pepper that fills American pickle jars and shows up sliced on nachos — it is the pepper most people mean by pickled hot pepper rings without knowing the name. The pods are held upright and run through yellow, orange and red, all three usable. True Leaf Market lists 1,500 to 4,000 Scoville heat units over 75 to 85 days from transplant, putting it around a mild jalapeno. The plant can get tall for a pepper of this fruit size, so it is worth staking.
Sources
Where to buy seeds
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Questions
How do you grow a Cascabella plant?
A Cascabella plant grows 1½–4 ft (46–122 cm) tall (estimated). Space plants 18 in (46 cm) apart in rows 24 in (61 cm) apart. Start seed indoors 7–9 weeks before your last frost (estimated); it germinates in 7–21 days. It needs full sun.
How long does Cascabella take to mature?
Cascabella is ready in about 80 days from transplant.
How hot is Cascabella?
Cascabella sits in the mild range, about 1,500–4,000 Scoville heat units. Figures vary between seed sellers, so treat them as a band rather than a measurement.
Can Cascabella be grown in a container?
Yes — Cascabella grows well in a container of at least 20 L (5 gal).
Is Cascabella resistant to disease?
No disease resistance is documented for Cascabella.
