- Hybrid F1
- No heat
- 68 (estimated) days to maturity (from transplant)
- 0 SHU
- Brown
Chocolate Beauty
PSX88888
Hybrid F1 no heat pepper from United States, 1993. Thick-walled bell that sweetens noticeably as it turns brown, richer than a red bell at the same stage. Ready in about 68 days from transplant.
Single source · Updated Sep 19, 2026 · Values marked like this (estimated) are estimates.
At a glance
- Heat
- No heat 0 SHU
- Pod
- Ribbed 4–6 oz (120–180 g) (estimated)
Large smooth blocky bell, green until it turns fully chocolate brown, thick-walled.
- Species
- Capsicum annuum
- Days to harvest
- 68 days (estimated) from transplant · Early
- Plant height
- 2–3 ft (61–91 cm) Medium height
- Spacing
- 18 × 24 in (46 × 61 cm) (estimated)
- 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
-
- Brown
- Green
- Interior
-
- Red
Heat
Scoville heat units
No heat
Chocolate Beauty 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
“Thick-walled bell that sweetens noticeably as it turns brown, richer than a red bell at the same stage.”
Growing calendar
68 (estimated) days from transplant Early
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
- T Tobacco mosaic virus
Uses & tags
- Fresh & salads
- Stuffing
- Roasting
- Slicing
- Novelty color
- High flavor
- Container star
- Beginner friendly
Origin
Chocolate Beauty was bred and sold by Petoseed under the code PSX88888 and released in 1993. The Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions compendium records it as a sweet pepper of large, smooth bell type whose fruit turn from medium-dark green to chocolate brown at full maturity, with resistance to tobacco mosaic virus. The brown stage is the ripe stage here, not an intermediate one, and the flesh sweetens as the colour deepens. Sandia Seed records the interior as brick red behind the chocolate-brown skin.
Sources
Where to buy seeds
Prices rechecked daily- Sandia Seed CompanySeeds
10 seeds
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$2.49Checked Oct 16, 2026 - True Leaf MarketSeeds
250 Mg Packet
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$3.39Checked Oct 16, 2026 - Tomato Growers Supply CompanySeeds
Pack (30 seeds)
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$3.95Checked Oct 16, 2026 - Eden BrothersSeeds
Packet
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$4.89Checked Oct 16, 2026
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Questions
How do you grow a Chocolate Beauty plant?
A Chocolate Beauty plant grows 2–3 ft (61–91 cm) tall. Space plants 18 in (46 cm) apart in rows 24 in (61 cm) apart (estimated). Start seed indoors 7–9 weeks before your last frost (estimated); it germinates in 7–14 days. It needs full sun.
How long does Chocolate Beauty take to mature?
Chocolate Beauty is ready in about 68 days from transplant.
How hot is Chocolate Beauty?
Chocolate Beauty 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 Chocolate Beauty be grown in a container?
Yes — Chocolate Beauty grows well in a container of at least 20 L (5 gal).
Is Chocolate Beauty resistant to disease?
Chocolate Beauty carries documented resistance to Tobacco mosaic virus.
