Description

Sunny sweetness with classic bell pepper crunch. Golden California Wonder is the golden-hued counterpart to America’s favorite bell, delivering clean, low-acid flavor and a crisp bite that shines raw or cooked. Expect bright, garden-fresh sweetness and gentle floral notes that make salads, sheet-pan dinners, and stuffed peppers pop with color.

The plants are sturdy and prolific, typically 2 to 3 feet tall with a well-branched, compact habit that sets heavy clusters of blocky fruit. Deep green foliage frames large, 3½ to 5 inch, thick-walled pods with three to four lobes. They mature from glossy green to a luminous, sunshine yellow that signals peak sweetness and aroma. Those meaty walls roast and peel beautifully, hold shape when stuffed, and keep satisfying crunch for snacking and pickling.

Bite into a fully colored pod and you get bright, honeyed pepper flavor first, followed by a smooth, mellow finish. In the kitchen, Golden California Wonder is a natural for crudités, fajitas, kebabs, and oven roasts; stuffed, it bakes up tender and juicy; charred and peeled, it purées into a silky golden sauce or soup. Selected over generations in American gardens for dependable yields, uniform shape, and sweet taste, this trusted Capsicum annuum brings armfuls of cheerful color and everyday versatility to any plot or patio.