- Heirloom
- No heat
- 82 (estimated) days to maturity (from transplant)
- 0 SHU
- Red
Chinese Giant
Heirloom no heat pepper from United States. A big stuffing bell; True Leaf Market describes the flesh as sweet and mild. Ready in about 82 days from transplant.
Single source · Updated Sep 27, 2026 · Values marked like this (estimated) are estimates.
At a glance
- Heat
- No heat 0 SHU
- Pod
- Ribbed 7–11 oz (200–300 g) (estimated)
Very large, almost square blocky bell 125 to 150 mm tall and about as wide, four-lobed with medium-thick walls, dark green ripening to bright red.
- Species
- Capsicum annuum
- Days to harvest
- 82 days (estimated) from transplant · Mid-late
- Plant height
- 1½–2 ft (46–61 cm) Compact
- Spacing
- 15 × 30 in (38 × 76 cm)
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Position
- Handles open positions
- Growing sites
- Greenhouse · Open ground
- Container growing
- Not suited to pots
- Difficulty
- Easy-moderate (estimated) 2/5
- Skin
-
- Red
- Green
Heat
Scoville heat units
No heat
Chinese Giant Scoville heat units: 0 SHU
No heat at all, the band California Wonder and Jimmy Nardello sit in. Sweet enough to eat raw by the handful, and it includes Habanada, a habanero with the heat bred out.
Flavor
“A big stuffing bell; True Leaf Market describes the flesh as sweet and mild.”
Growing calendar
82 (estimated) days from transplant Mid-late
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
- Stuffing
- Roasting
- Fresh & salads
- Heirloom classic
- Gift worthy
Origin
Chinese Giant is an old American bell pepper, credited by the Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions compendium to Burpee as breeder and seller, and described there as an open-pollinated heirloom with fruit about 100 by 100 mm on a plant 60 cm tall. The name refers to size, not origin. The shops give the fruit as larger still, 6 inches tall by 4 1/2 inches across at True Leaf Market and 5 to 6 inches deep and wide at Tomato Growers Supply, dark green ripening to red on a compact, bushy plant. True Leaf Market lists 73 to 90 days from transplant; Tomato Growers Supply gives 75.
Sources
Where to buy seeds
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Questions
How do you grow a Chinese Giant plant?
A Chinese Giant plant grows 1½–2 ft (46–61 cm) tall. Space plants 15 in (38 cm) apart in rows 30 in (76 cm) apart. Start seed indoors 7–9 weeks before your last frost (estimated); it germinates in 7–10 days. It needs full sun.
How long does Chinese Giant take to mature?
Chinese Giant is ready in about 82 days from transplant.
How hot is Chinese Giant?
Chinese Giant sits in the no heat range, about 0–0 Scoville heat units. Figures vary between seed sellers, so treat them as a band rather than a measurement.
Can Chinese Giant be grown in a container?
Chinese Giant is better suited to open ground or a greenhouse bed than a container.
Is Chinese Giant resistant to disease?
No disease resistance is documented for Chinese Giant.
