The Hungarian wax pepper is a medium variety of Capsicum annuum with a wide Scoville Scale range of 1,000 to 15,000 Scoville units.

It measures between 4"-6" inches in length (10–15 cm) which tapers to a rounded point.

Upon maturity, the pepper becomes orange, then red.

Although similar in appearance to banana peppers when immature, it is a different cultivar.

[5] Due to the ease of cultivation and the productivity of the plant, many home gardeners pickle these whole or sliced in rings.