| Heredity: | Open Pollinated |
| Country of Origin: | USA, California |
| Days to harvest: | 80 days |
| General Type: | Habanero Other: Sinense |
| Pepper Shape: | Wrinkled Other: Elongated bullet or lantern shape |
| Fruit Length: | 3 - 4 inches |
| Fruit Width at Shoulders: | 0.75 - 1.25 inch |
| Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: | Green to Orange to Red |
| Days to First Harvest and Maturity: | 70 - 80 lime green, 90-100 red ripe. |
| Wall Thickness: | Thin |
| Scoville Heat Units (approximate SHU): | 150,000 -350,000 |
| Heat: | Hot 30K-300K SHU |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 28 - 48 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 1 foot |
| Leaves: | Broadleaf |
| Fruit: | Showy |
| Fruiting Time: | Late summer or early fall |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Uses: | Vegetable Suitable as Annual |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Other Beneficial Insects |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Needs specific temperature: 70º F Days to germinate: 14 to 21 days Depth to plant seed: barely cover seeds Can handle transplanting |
| Pollinators: | Bees |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
| piksihk | On May 24, 2022 | Seeds sown old seeds 2012; window box along with bulgarian teardrop and red fatali cross |
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