Bishop Cap pepper AKA bishop's crown, Christmas bell, or joker's hat, is a pepper, a cultivar of the species Capsicum baccatum var. pendulum, named for its distinct, three-sided shape resembling a bishop's crown. ... The flesh inside each pepper is thin, yet crisp. Medium hot Scoville scale: 5,000-30,000 SHU. This pepper tolerates cool weather better than most (almost as much cool weather as the Manzano pepper). They are mildly hot although they look very hot-like it's similarly looking Scotch Bonnet. This thin fleshed pepper starts off green and matures a nice scarlet red when mature. It is a fairly long 120 days till colored peppers. It will grow for years if allowed to not be frosted. They yield a hundred fruits or more on a mature bush and will come back year after year if protected. It's a wonderful pepper! Try some today and you'll have a gourmet treat that's not too hot to enjoy. We love the versatility of bishop crown chili peppers. Their sweet, yet subdued flavor works well fresh with salads and salsas. They pickle very well, too. But where the versatility really shines is in their stuffing ability. These chilies are small and have thinner walls, yet their cavities are especially wide due to their unique shape. They?re roomy, and that opens up the door to many fun (and delicious) stuffed pepper recipes. In most cases, where a jalapeño pepper can be used for stuffing, a bishop?s crown can be substituted. Just be careful with over-stuffing as the walls are much thinner than a jalapeño.