Pepper 'Holy Molé' F1
2007 AAS Vegetable Award Winner

'Holy Molé' is a memorable name and the plant will provide a memorable harvest of peppers. It is the first hybrid pasilla-type pepper, which is used to make the famous molé sauce. 'Holy Molé' showed improved vigor, earliness and considerably higher yield than the comparisons in side-by-side trials. A reason for the higher yield is the virus resistances bred into the variety. 'Holy Molé' is resistant to two common viruses that stunt plants and reduce pepper production. The immature green peppers are 7 to 9 inches long and can be harvested in about 85 days from transplanting. If fruit is left on the plant, they will mature to a dark chocolate color. The pepper flavor is nutty and tangy. Mature plants are 3 feet tall; a perfect size for patio containers. 'Holy Molé' is easily grown in a sunny location and thrives on summer heat.

AAS WINNER DATA

Genus species: Capsicum annuum
Common name: Pepper
Fruit size: 8 inches long, 1.5 inches wide; fruit weight 1.5 to 2 ounces
Fruit shape: Long and smooth like a Pasilla type
Color(s): Dark green immature, brown mature
Plant height: 20 inches
Plant width: 20 inches
Plant habit: Indeterminate growth, upright plant, spreading branches
Garden Spacing: 2 feet apart
Disease tolerances: Potato virus Y and Tobacco Mosaic Virus Strains 0, 1 and 2
Unique qualities: First hybrid Pasilla, early, higher yield, hybrid vigor
Length of time from sowing seed to flower: 120 days
Closest comparison(s) on market: 'Pasilla Bajio', 'Pasilla Chile'