About Carolina Reaper

100 days. A cross between ghost pepper and habanero. Some claim it gets up to 2,200,000 SHU. Red, with the signature “scorpion’s tail” of the habanero.

About Pepper, Hot

Many shapes. Degrees of heat are measured in Scoville heat units (SHU).

Pot Size & Price
4-in. pot
$6.00
Sunlight Exposure
Full Sun
Catalog
V163
Plant Traits
Cold Sensitive
Culinary
Organic

Other varieties of Pepper, Hot

Anaheim peppers, long green shapes
Photo from Green Earth Growers

Anaheim

Catalog
V130
Anaheim pepper, Numex Joe Parker, long red and shiny
Photo courtesy of Urban Vegetable Gardener, used by permission.

Anaheim, NuMex Joe E Parker

Catalog
V131
Brazilian Starfish peppers, red, flattened, bumpy shapes
Photo from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

Brazilian Starfish

Catalog
V132
Long Purple Cayenne peppers
Photo from Green Earth Growers

Cayenne, Long Purple

Catalog
V146
Thin shiny red peppers, cayenne
Photo from Glacial Ridge Growers

Cayenne, Red

Catalog
V147
Chimayo peppers, some red, some green, shiny
Photo from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

Chimayo

Catalog
V133
Dragon's Toe hot peppers, light green to red peppers in a bowl
Photo from Johnny's Selected Seeds

Dragon's Toe

Catalog
V160
Fatalii peppers, orange flattened peppers
Photo from Seed Savers Exchange

Fatalii

Catalog
V148
Fish pepper, green yellow, red and dark purple small peppers
Photo from Seed Savers Exchange

Fish Pepper

Catalog
V134
Hot Pepper Flaming Flare, bright red peppers
Photo from All American Selections

Flaming Flare

Catalog
V135
Hot Pepper Georgia Flame, narrow shiny red peppers
Photo from Seed Savers Exchange

Georgia Flame

Catalog
V136
Chocolate Ghost pepper, shiny, almost brown dark wrinkled peppers
Photo by Sven Jansen from the Wikimedia Commons

Ghost Chocolate

Catalog
V137
Habanero pepper, chocolate
Photo from Green Earth Growers

Habanero, Chocolate

Catalog
V149
Habanada pepper, orange pointed shiny wrinkly peppers
Photo from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

Habanero, Habanada

Catalog
V150
Capsicum Numex Suave Orange, gold-orange irregular shape
Photo from Johnny's Selected Seeds

Habanero, NuMex Orange Suave

Catalog
V151
Orange habanero peppers
Photo from Glacial Ridge Growers

Habanero, Orange

Catalog
V152
Hot Peppe Havasu, short peppers in yellow to orange to red
Photo from Johnny's Selected Seeds

Havasu

Catalog
V138
Pepper 'Hot Banana', long yellow-green peppers some turning to red
Photo from Glacial Ridge Growers

Hungarian Wax

Catalog
V139
Red jalapenos on a pepper bush
Photo from Glacial Ridge Growers

Jalapeno, 4 pack

Catalog
V153
Red jalapenos on a pepper bush
Photo from Glacial Ridge Growers

Jalapeno, organic

Catalog
V154
Pepper Jalapeño Sweet Poppers, short green peppers
Photo from Ball Horticulture

Jalapeno, Sweet Poppers

Catalog
V155
Pepper 'Korean Dark Green', long green or red peppers
Photo from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

Korean Dark Green

Catalog
V161
Medusa pepper showing red, green and yellow narrow fruits at once
Photo by Atilin from the Wikimedia Commons

Medusa

Catalog
V140
Mixed hot peppers

Mixed Hot Peppers

Catalog
V164
Pasilla Holy Mole pepper, very dark green almost black, long thing peppers
Photo from Park Seed

Pasilla, Holy Mole

Catalog
V156
Poblano pepper, medium length, very dark green
Photo from Johnny's Selected Seeds

Poblano, Baron

Catalog
V157
Satan's Kiss pepper, very small red cherry peppers
Photo from Pepper Seeds EU

Satan's Kiss

Catalog
V141
Serrano peppers, short green or bright red peppers
Photo from Glacial Ridge Growers

Serrano

Catalog
V142
Green elongated shishito peppers
Photo from The Food Librarian

Shishito

Catalog
V158
Small red chili peppers Super Chilis
Photo from Glacial Ridge Growers

Super Chili

Catalog
V143
Capsicum Sweet Heat, red fairly wide peppers
Photo from Pan American Seeds

Sweet Heat

Catalog
V159
Thai Hot peppers growing on a bushy plant
Photo from Glacial Ridge Growers

Thai Dragon

Catalog
V144
Thai Yellow chili pepper, shiny, narrow
Photo from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

Thai Yellow Chili

Catalog
V162
Hot Pepper Wenk's Yellow, short hot peppers in light green, yellow, orange and red
Photo from Seed Savers Exchange

Wenk's Yellow

Catalog
V145