How To Grow Hot Peppers

 

 

How Hot Is It

Scoville Rating at Maturity

 


Domesticated Species

A, = Annuum

B,= Baccatum

C, = Capsicum

Ch, = Chinense

CV, = Cultivated variety

F, = Frutescens

Common name
Color
Botanical name
Scovillm Rating
Scovillm Rating
Santa Fe Grande
Yellow-Orange
C, A CV. Santa Fe Grande
May-00
00
Bell Pepper
Red
Capsicum annuum CV. CalWonder
Mild
Mild
Italian Frying
Green-Red
C, A CV. Pepperoncini
Mild
Mild
Poblano Ancho
Dark Green-Red
C, A CV. Ancho 101
Mild
Mild
       
100
Anaheim (Mild)
Dark Green-Red
C, Long Green
250 and Less
200
Pasillo Bajio
Dark green-Brown
C, A CV, Pasilla Bajio
250 or Less
200
       
300
       
400
NuMex Sunglow
Yellow
Capsicum annuum CV, NuMex Sunglow
500 to 1,000
500
Trinidad Seasoning Pepper
Green-Red
C, Chinense CV . Seasoning Pepper
500
500
       
600
       
700
Jalepe Mild
Green-Red
Jalapeno
800
800
       
900
Paprika
Ivory-Red
Capsicum annuum CV, Roumanian Hot
1,000
1,000
Ancho Ranchero
Dark Green
C, A CV, Ancho Ranchero
1,000
1,000
Cherry Bomb
Green-Red
C, A CV,Cherry Bomb
2,500 to 5,000
2,000
Chill Serrano
Green-Red
I, Serrano
2,500 to 4,000
2,000
       
3,000
Jalapeno
Green-Red
Capsicum annuum CV, Early jalapeno
4,000 to 6,000
4,000
Grande
Green-Red
E, Jalapeno
4,000 to 6,000
4,000
Puya
Green-Red
Capsicum Annuum CV Pulla
5,000 to 10,000
5,000
       
6,000
       
7,000
Serrano
Green-Red
Capsicum Annuum CV Serrano Huasteco
8,000 to 22,000
8,000
       
9,000
Manzano
Green-Red
Capsicum pubescens CV Rocoto
12,000 to 30,000
10,000
       
20,000
Cayenne Large Red
Green-Red
B, Cayenne
30,000 to 50,000
30,000
Chili Super
Green-Red
C, A CV, Super Chili
40,000 to 50,000
40,000
       
50,000
Chill Red (small)
Green-Red
J, Exotic
60,000 to 80,000
60,000
Cayenne Charleston Hot
Green-Red
C, A CV, Charleston Hot
70,000 to 100,000
70,000
Tabasco
Green-Red
Capsicum frutescens CV, Tabasco
80,000
80,000
Thai Hot
Green-Red
Capsicun annuum CV, Thai Hot
80,000
80,000
       
90.000
       
100,000
Scotch Bonnet
Green-Yellow or Red
C, CV. Chinenes Scotch bonnet
200,000
200,000
Habanero
Green-Orange
C, H, Chienese CV. Yellow
200,000
200,000
Habanero (RED)
Green to Bright Red
C, H, Chienese, Rojo
300,000 Plus
300,000