Great product. Started seedlings indoors around March, transferred outside in late May. Good germination rate. Plants grew really well with lots of luffas. Will buy more seeds and plant again next year. Zone 5.
100% germ rate, this and pink panther are our highest producer/plants in our 25+ variety lineup
I started from seed in early 2025, and now 18 months later in 2026 I had a 3-4ft plant with huge beautiful blooms! The bees love it. Some frogs even moved in.
Be patient with this perennial, it's worth the wait.
I don't remember the germination rate ( as others have commented ) but I had 2 of them in the garden this year. I had them both in a fairly crowded garden bed that had a fair bit of shade . It did produce , but produced so much better when I cleared out the garden to give them more sun . So im impressed with it's performance in less than ideal conditions lol. Only problem is that the birds ate most of my jalapeños ( So beware if you think they're safe from being eaten cause of the spice ).
Flavor wise I enjoyed it. Not as unpleasantly bitter as he store bought ones. I think it has a bit more spice though .
This variety does well in ontario . Very productive.