- Heirloom
- No heat
- 85 (estimated) days to maturity (from transplant)
- 0–100 SHU
- Red
Red Cherry Sweet
Red Cherry · Sweet Red Cherry · Cherry Sweet
Heirloom no heat pepper from Unknown. Thick-walled little rounds used for pickling and stuffing; Sandia Seed calls them sweet and tangy. Ready in about 85 days from transplant.
Single source · Updated Sep 27, 2026 · Values marked like this (estimated) are estimates.
At a glance
- Heat
- No heat 0–100 SHU
- Pod
- Oblate ~1 oz (15–30 g) (estimated)
Small round pod 25 to 38 mm across, slightly flattened and as broad as long or broader, medium-thick walls, ripening from deep green to red.
- Species
- Capsicum annuum
- Days to harvest
- 85 days (estimated) from transplant · Mid-late
- Plant height
- 1½–2½ ft (46–76 cm) (estimated) Medium height
- Spacing
- 15 × 30 in (38 × 76 cm)
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Position
- Handles open positions
- Growing sites
- Greenhouse · Open ground · Container
- Container growing
- Balcony friendly min. 3 gal (15 L) pot (estimated)
- Difficulty
- Easy (estimated) 1/5
- Skin
-
- Red
- Green
Heat
Scoville heat units
No heat
Red Cherry Sweet Scoville heat units: 0–100 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 little rounds used for pickling and stuffing; Sandia Seed calls them sweet and tangy.”
Growing calendar
85 (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
- Canning
- Stuffing
- Fresh & salads
- Container star
- High yield
Origin
Red Cherry Sweet is the round sweet cherry pepper, the no-heat counterpart of the hot cherry peppers sold for pickling. True Leaf Market lists it as an open-pollinated heirloom Capsicum annuum at 0 to 100 Scoville heat units, with round, slightly flattened fruit 1 to 1 1/2 inches across on a plant compact enough for containers. The shops disagree on timing: 85 days from transplant at True Leaf Market, 78 at Tomato Growers Supply and 73 at Sandia Seed. Several similar cherry peppers are sold under close names, including hot ones such as Large Red Cherry, so this record follows the sweet heirloom only.
Sources
Where to buy seeds
Prices rechecked daily- True Leaf MarketSeeds
500 Mg Packet
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$1.99Checked Oct 16, 2026 - Eden BrothersSeeds
Packet
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$3.14Checked Oct 16, 2026 - Tomato Growers Supply CompanySeeds
Pack (20 seeds)
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$3.95Checked Oct 16, 2026 - Sandia Seed CompanySeeds
10 seeds
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$3.99Checked Oct 16, 2026
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Questions
How do you grow a Red Cherry Sweet (red cherry) plant?
A Red Cherry Sweet plant grows 1½–2½ ft (46–76 cm) tall (estimated). 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 Red Cherry Sweet take to mature?
Red Cherry Sweet is ready in about 85 days from transplant.
How hot is Red Cherry Sweet?
Red Cherry Sweet sits in the no heat range, about 0–100 Scoville heat units. Figures vary between seed sellers, so treat them as a band rather than a measurement.
Can Red Cherry Sweet be grown in a container?
Yes — Red Cherry Sweet grows well in a container of at least 15 L (3 gal).
Is Red Cherry Sweet resistant to disease?
No disease resistance is documented for Red Cherry Sweet.
