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2024 PEPPER VARIETIES

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Carolina Reaper, Red

C. chinense
(~ 2.2 million SHU)

Be extra careful with this one! Longtime holder of the title of the World's Hottest Pepper. Sweet and fruity flavor gives way to unrelenting heat you have to experience to believe.

Chocolate Primotalii

C. chinense
(~ 2.2 million SHU)

This scorcher is considered by many to be the hottest pepper out there, although it has not been made official. This chocolate variant comes from the original red cross between a 7 Pot Primo and a Fatalii by Chris Saunders in the UK in 2012.

Gator Jigsaw Purple

C. chinense
(~ 1.5 million SHU)

Purple variant of the Gator Jigsaw created by Rocco Maltesi. Beautiful purple/red color with gnarly texture and an extreme heat!

7 Pot Brain Strain, Yellow

C. chinense
(~ 1.1 million SHU)

These beautiful, brainy, bright yellow pods from Trinidad have a great heat and a wonderful fruity flavor! One of our favorites year after year.

T-Rex Yellow

C. chinense
(~ 1.1 million SHU)

This contorted, super-gnarly pod is a cross between a 7 Pot Douglah and a Bhutlah. It delivers an intense front mouth burn with a great citrus flavor.

Ghost (Bhut Jolokia), Red

C. chinense
(~ 1 million SHU)

This well-known variety comes from the Kingdom of Bhutan. Enjoy the floral heat of these large pods carfeully - as recently as 2007 this was ranked the world's hottest before being surpassed by hybrid varities we know today.

Jay's Peach Ghost Scorpion (JPGS)

C. chinense
(~ 1 million SHU)

This popular peach-colored pepper is a cross between a Bhut Jolokia and Trinidad Scorpion created by Jay Weaver from Berks County, PA. One of the best-tasting super hots out there with its sweet flavor and intense heat.

Leviathan Gnarly Scorpion

C. chinense
(~ 1 million SHU)

Brainy, large, gnarly, brick-red pods with a stinging Scorpion heat and nice flavor. A personal favorite of ours - photos don't do it justice, this is a stand out variety!

Hallows Eve

C. chinense
(~ 750,000 SHU)

Starting out black, these pods mature into a streaky blend of yellow, orange, and purple that looks like burning lava. These visually stunning peppers have a slow-building, yet intense and long-lasting heat. Cross between a Bhut Jolokia and Pimenta De Neyde.

White Knight

C. chinense
(~ 750,000 SHU)

This cross between a JPGS and a white Bhut Jolokia is a beautiful, contorted, alabaster pepper with a sweet, clean flavor and significant heat for a white pod.

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Scotch Brains, Yellow & Red

C. chinense
(~ 350,000 SHU)

Cross of the classic Scotch Bonnet with a Brain Strain. Great bonnet shape and flavor with a gnarly, brainy texture that runs a little hotter than a traditional Scotch Bonnet. Growing strains of both the red and the bright lemon color.

Fatalii

C. chinense
(~ 325,000 SHU)

A favorite of many, these long yellow pods have a very good fruity/citrusy taste and nice level of heat. A standard in our garden every year.

Bahamian Goat

C. chinense
(~ 300,000 SHU)

Large pods with a wonderful sweet chinense flavor and a building, habanero-like heat. This orange/peach colored pepper is very popular among pepperheads.

Roger's Giant Orange Habanero

C. chinense
(~ 300,000 SHU)

Jumbo-sized, thick-walled Habanero with a great flavor. Created over 20 years of selection by Roger Torsythe. Makes an amazing Habanero hot sauce.

Naga Smooky Rainbow

C. chinense
(~ 30,000 SHU)

Great flavor with a sharp, but quickly-fading heat. They start out black and ripen to a red with purple/black streaks and when cut open reveal dark purple capsaicin glands. Created by Drax Diego by crossing a Black Naga and a Pink Tiger.

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