Corno Di Toro Sweet Pepper Plant

Pepper sweet corno di toro multi talented italian heirloom.

Corno di toro sweet pepper plant. These bull s horn peppers are a deep green turning to a vivid bright red are exceptionally sweet and tasty. Exclusive corno di toro or bull s horn sweet peppers are traditional italian summer favorites. It s name literally translates to horn of the bull or bull s horn so named because of it s shape. Somewhat sweet with a touch of heat.

It is a long 8 inch pod that is tapered with a horn like shape. The name of this italian heirloom translates as horn of the bull a tribute to the peppers full tapered shape. Corno di toro rosso pepper plants are full sun plants. Intoxicating sweetness any way it is prepared but traditionally used for frying.

Tall sturdy plants produce lots of attractive 8 to 10 fruit. Bred by johnny s and named for carmen s love interest in the french opera. The tall branching plants bear heavy sets of spectacular 8 to 12 inch long curved tapered and pointed shiny peppers whose thick sweet flesh colors up to bright yellow or vivid red. We offer two colors rosso red and giallo yellow for your culinary pleasure.

Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about sweet pepper capsicum annuum corno di toro yellow supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at dave s garden. A popular class of peppers cornitos are 1 1 1 2 wide at the shoulders and 5 long. It is also sometimes referred to as cowhorn pepper. Half size corno di toro.

Corno di toro has a complex flavor. Peppers originated in the tropical highlands of central and south america and grow best with warm 70 to 80 f days cool 55 to 65 f nights and high humidity. An heirloom variety from italy corno is popular with italian chefs and homemakers alike. The golden yellow counterpart to lovely carmen and a refined take on the popular corno di toro or bull s horn pepper class.

The corno di toro pepper is an italian sweet pepper. Perfect for grilling and roasting like their full size counterparts. Grow and sell them individually or as mixed colors loose or in clamshells. They are very early sweet and attractive smaller versions of carmen and escamillo with similar maturity.

Place planting trays in an area that receives full direct sunlight for most of the day when sowing outdoors. If the soil gets above 85 f you can cool the soil by applying mulch and watering frequently with cold water. Corno di toro pepper heirloom 72 days italian heirloom. Delicious raw fried stuffed or grilled.

Fruits are 6 8 in length.