How To Grow Hot Peppers

 

 

How Hot Is It

Scoville Rating at Maturity

 

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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

 

 

 

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