'Holy Molé' is the first hybrid pasilla-type pepper, the pepper used to make the famous molé sauce. And as often is the case in first generation hybrids, 'Holy Molé' grows faster, and produces more fruits than the open pollinated pasilla pepper. A reason cited for the higher yields is that 'Holy Molé' has been bred to be resistant to two common viruses that can stunt growth and reduce pepper production.
'Holy Molé' are said to have a nutty, tangy flavor. You can harvest them while still green or wait for them to mature into that familiar chocolate brown color. As with all peppers, grow in warm, full sun.
AAS WINNER DATA
- Height: 20"
- Width: 20"
- 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 habit: Indeterminate growth, upright plant, spreading branches
- Length of time from sowing seed to flower: 120 days
- Garden Spacing: 2 feet apart
- Disease tolerances: Potato virus Y and Tobacco Mosaic Virus Strains 0, 1 and 2