Abstract: ‘Huajiao 5’is a new hot pepper hybrid from‘59’ב612’. The fruit is cow-horn shaped， green-colored and smooth-skin. Fruit tip bend slightly. The average single fruit weight is 37.6 g. Its length is 18.2 cm，width is 2.81 cm. The flesh thickness is 0.32 cm. The vitamin C content is 1.38 mg · g^-1， crude protein is 1.40%，and the reducing sugar is 1.95%. In spring，the average total yield is about 26 393 kg · hm^-2，the early yeild is 14 723 kg · hm^-2. In autumn，the total average yield is 24 092 kg · hm^-2. ‘Huajiao 5’is characterized by medium resistance to bacterial wilt，high tolerance to stress，good adaptability，especially in spring and early to medium maturity. It is siutable for open field cultivation in Guangdong Province and analogous area.

Key words: hot pepper, cultivar