| Heredity: | Open Pollinated |
| History: | Among the spiciest of peppers |
| Country of Origin: | Trinidad and Tobago |
| General Type: | Other: Sinense. |
| Pepper Shape: | Wrinkled Other: Ribbed ovoid or lantern shape with pointed stinger-like tail.2 |
| Fruit Length: | 2 - 2.5 inches |
| Fruit Width at Shoulders: | 1.5 - 1.75 inches |
| Fruit Ripening Color Sequence: | Green to Orange to Red |
| Days to First Harvest and Maturity: | 120+ color not specified |
| Scoville Heat Units (approximate SHU): | 1,200,000 average, 1,400,000 max. |
| Heat: | Ultra Hot >300K SHU |
| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 10b +1.7 °C (35 °F) to +4.4 °C (40 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 24 - 36 inches |
| Plant Spread: | 2 - 2.5 feet |
| Fruit: | Showy |
| Flowers: | Inconspicuous |
| Flower Color: | White |
| Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
| Flower Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Underground structures: | Taproot |
| Uses: | Medicinal Herb Vegetable Suitable as Annual |
| Edible Parts: | Fruit |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide darkness Needs specific temperature Days to germinate: 7 - 20 days depending on soil temperature Depth to plant seed: 1/4" Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger Needs excellent drainage in pots Preferred depth: 12" deep and 12" wide (at minimum) |
| piksihk | On October 26, 2014 | Miscellaneous Event two peppers - drying |
| tannsix66 | On February 10, 2015 | Seeds sown |
| AmandaEsq | On March 24, 2017 | Seeds sown |
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