- Hybrid F1
- No heat
- 61 days to maturity (from transplant)
- 0 SHU
- Yellow
Gypsy
Gypsy F1 · PSX 4076
Hybrid F1 no heat pepper from United States, 1980. Thick-walled sweet pepper picked pale yellow or left to ripen red, when it sweetens further. Ready in about 61 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
- Elongated 2–4 oz (70–110 g) (estimated)
Tapered wedge shape, broader at the shoulder than a bell and coming to a blunt point.
- Species
- Capsicum annuum
- Days to harvest
- 61 days from transplant · Early
- Plant height
- 1½–2 ft (46–61 cm) Compact
- 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 (estimated) 1/5
- Skin
-
- Yellow
- Red
Heat
Scoville heat units
No heat
Gypsy 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 sweet pepper picked pale yellow or left to ripen red, when it sweetens further.”
Growing calendar
61 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
- Roasting
- Stuffing
- Short season
- Beginner friendly
- Container star
- Award winner
Origin
Gypsy was bred by Petoseed and released in 1980 under the code PSX 4076. The Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions compendium records it as a compact, early hybrid with sweet, elongated, thick-fleshed fruit that ripens from light greenish yellow to red, carrying resistance to tobacco mosaic virus and adapted to a wide range of conditions. The compendium lists Romanian Sweet as the closest comparable cultivar. It was an All-America Selections winner in the year of its release.
Sources
Where to buy seeds
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Questions
How do you grow a Gypsy plant?
A Gypsy plant grows 1½–2 ft (46–61 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 7–10 days. It needs full sun.
How long does Gypsy take to mature?
Gypsy is ready in about 61 days from transplant.
How hot is Gypsy?
Gypsy 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 Gypsy be grown in a container?
Yes — Gypsy grows well in a container of at least 20 L (5 gal).
Is Gypsy resistant to disease?
Gypsy carries documented resistance to Tobacco mosaic virus.
