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Chile Pequin Varieties Table

Name Fruit Shape Fruit Color Plant Size Heat (0–9)
Standard Chile Pequin Small, oblong Red Medium shrub (2–4 ft) 7
Tepin / Chiltepín Round, pea-sized Red Shrubby (3–6 ft) 8
Texas Bird Pepper Small, pointed Red Compact (1–2 ft) 8
Dwarf Pequin Tiny, upright Red Miniature (<1 ft) 7
NuMex Bailey Piquin Oval Red Bushy (2–3 ft) 6
Chile Bravo Slender Red Tall (3–5 ft) 7
Chilpaya Round to oval Red Medium shrub (2–4 ft) 7
Pequin ‘Orange’ Tiny, upright Orange Compact (1–2 ft) 7

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