Crimson’s crisp juice spritz from a bite or slice! Aromatically capsicum, but sweet with tang offering a bit of spice. From a single burgundy Bell pepper in 2021, having a noticeable spicy flavor, I sought to further my hunger for novelty. In March of 2022, early transplants and few 24*F mornings reveal a trait of below freezing resistance. Extreme drought, heat, and humidity tolerance expression within another single plant still standing, while maintaining a unique polygonal fruit structure. Initially, crossing Red Knight, with Xr-31, and King of the North in an open pollination in 2022 provided a large gene pool from all the industry leaders. Then two chosen peppers, cold hardy and resilient producers combine with their open pollinated predecessor to create Crimson. Year after year, selections came from only the pepper plants producing symmetrical fruits, with inherent spice, and hexagonal prism structure. Crimson remains a genetic line braid with qualities that represent Tennessee.
