← Back to plants
Sweet Pepper 'Bull's Horn'

Photos are representative and may not match your specific variety.

Sweet Pepper 'Bull's Horn'

Pepper

Capsicum annuum 'Corno di Toro'

  • Full sun
  • Zones 4–11
  • 75 days to maturity
  • Vegetables
  • 18" spacing
  • pH 6–7
Add to my garden
  • Overview

    This spectacular Italian heirloom produces enormous 8-inch peppers shaped like a bull's horn with incredibly sweet, tender flesh. The thin-skinned fruits are perfect for frying, roasting, or fresh eating, and their impressive size makes them a showstopper in any garden or kitchen.

  • Planting

    Start indoors 8-10 weeks before last frost. Transplant after soil warms to 65°F and night temperatures stay above 55°F.

  • Growing

    Sun: full. Soil pH: 6–7. Space plants 18" apart. Germination: 10-14.

  • Pests & diseases

    Common pests: European corn borer, aphids, pepper maggots, cutworms. Common diseases: Bacterial leaf spot, anthracnose, pepper mottle virus, blossom end rot.