This is listed in the Guinness Book of Records the world's largest chile. It is a cultivated version of the New Mexican chile. It was developed in 1975, by Dr Nakayama at NMSU, to be a huge, medium-heat chile produced on a disease-resistant plant. At first it was the size of a banana, but it soon became available at about 30.5 cm long, and recent specimens have been reported at 43 cm. Heat level 6 although the major drawback to this cultivar is the variability in pungency. Plant to plant variation in pungency is quite great. - These extremely large green chiles are for those who like a spicier chile relleno pods_position: hang uses: Large Stuffing, Prolific, Roasting, Fried/Stir-Fried, Canning/Processing season: 80 days