Medusa peppers are a type of sweet, ornamental chili pepper which grow upright, brightly colored fruit, and which are long and thin, producing a "hair of snakes" look suggestive of the gorgon Medusa in Greek mythology.

Medusa pepper
GenusCapsicum
SpeciesCapsicum annuum
Heat Mild
Scoville scale1–1,000 SHU

Unlike most other ornamental peppers, Medusa peppers are very mild, and typically have a heat level ranging from 1 to 1,000 Scoville heat units. Medusa peppers typically grow to approximately 2 inches (5.1 cm) long, and are often slightly curved in shape.[1] Unusually for ornamental peppers, the fruits are sweet, and transition from green through yellow and orange as they ripen, eventually becoming red when fully ripe.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Medusa Pepper: Monstrously Good Looks". PepperScale. 28 November 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Pepper, Medusa Ornamental Pepper, Medusa Ornamental". Direct Gardening. Archived from the original on 2013-09-06. Retrieved 2012-01-08.