Vegetables
Heredity: Open Pollinated
Country of Origin: USA, California
Hybridizer or Originator: Frank Garcia, Jr.

Data specific to Peppers (Edit)
General Type: Habanero
Other: Sinense
Pepper Shape: Wrinkled
Other: Ovoid, ridged, folded.
Fruit Length: 1.5 - 2.5 inches
Fruit Width at Shoulders: 1 - 1.5 inch
Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: Green to Red
Days to First Harvest and Maturity: 90+ color not specified
Scoville Heat Units (approximate SHU): 200,000 - 400,000
Heat: Hot 30K-300K SHU

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Plant Height: 24 - 40 inches
Fruit: Showy
Uses: Vegetable
Suitable as Annual

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Common names
  • Habanero
  • Hot Pepper

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Location: South Alabama
Date: 2021-10-20
Now to figure out what to do with peppers that are too hot for me
Location: South Alabama
Date: 2021-10-20
Location: Botanical Garden Berlin
Date: 2017-01-07

Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissio
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photo credit: Michael Bemmerl
Discussion Threads about this plant
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Make pepper spray by purpleinopp Oct 20, 2021 4:39 PM 4

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