This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
ROMAN CANDLE
Origin USA. Fruit of 100 to 150 grams, elongated and cylindrical plum type, banana shape of 7 to 12 cm .
Variety developed by John Swenson, from an "off-type" of Speckled Roman (a cross between Banana Legs and Antique Roman, which explains the colour).
Synonyms: Roman candle - Roman candle.
Fruit of 100 to 150 grams, plum/chilli type, elongated and cylindrical in shape of a banana, 7 to 12 cm long, ending with a large nipple. Bright yellow skin with a waxed appearance.
Firm and consistent flesh, usually "dry", with no gel and very few seeds.
Variety intended for drying and/or cooking.
A large plant with wispy foliage and good production in the second half of the season and until the frosts.
Caracteristics
Caliber | Small to medium |
---|---|
Color | Yellow |
Form | Oval-Plum-Elongated |
Earliness | Late |
Climate | All |
Foliage | Régular |
Growing | Indeterminate |
Height | + or - 1.8m |
Origin | USA |