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Chile Cultivars of New Mexico State University Released from 1913 to 2008
NMSU Holiday Ornamentals
NuMex Valentine’s Day, NuMex St. Patrick’s Day, NuMex Memorial Day, NuMex Halloween, NuMex Thanksgiving, and NuMex Christmas
The NMSU Holiday Ornamental cultivars were developed for the potted plant and nursery industries. Plants were selected for horticultural
characteristics that included a fuller as well as compact plant growth habit, upright fruit that spread over the top of the plant, heavy
fruit set, the ability to be successfully grown in pots, attractive foliage, and speedy germination. ‘NuMex Memorial Day’ and ‘NuMex
Thanksgiving’ originated from the hybridization of ‘Ivory’ by a dwarf plant in 1991. Single plant selections were made in the F2
generation, and then seven generations of selfing single plant selections were made for each. ‘NuMex Valentine’s Day,’ ‘NuMex St. Patrick’s
Day,’ ‘NuMex Halloween,’ and ‘NuMex Christmas’ are from the hybridization of ‘Black Prince’ by ‘NuMex Thanksgiving’ in 1995. Single plant
selections were made in the F2 generation, and five generations of selfing and subsequent single plant selections were made. Color
transitions and pod shapes are ivory to red, with bullet shaped pods for ‘NuMex Valentine’s Day,’ light green to orange with a more rounded
pod for ‘NuMex St. Patrick’s Day,’ ivory to lemon yellow with a round pod for ‘NuMex Memorial Day,’ black to orange with a bullet shaped
pod for ‘NuMex Halloween,’ ivory to orange with a bullet shaped pod for ‘NuMex Thanksgiving,’ and dark green to red with bullet shaped pods
for ‘NuMex Christmas.’
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