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Attribute Ghost Cherry Pepper Remove Pepper X Remove Trinidad Scorpion CARDI Remove
Scoville range 1,000,000 – 1,500,000 SHU
Super Hot
2,690,000 – 3,180,000 SHU
Super Hot
800,000 – 1,300,000 SHU
Super Hot
Species — Capsicum chinense Capsicum chinense
Origin — South Carolina, USA Trinidad (CARDI)
Ripe color — Red Red-Orange
Pod size — 2-3 inches 1-2 inches
Flavor profile — Extremely hot Extreme superhot
Culinary uses — Ed Currie's latest, unofficially hottest Caribbean Agricultural Research Institute
Growing difficulty — Difficult Difficult
Days to harvest — 100-120 days 100-120 days
Plant height — 36-48 inches 36-48 inches
Community rating — — —

Scoville values are laboratory ranges for the variety, not for an individual pod. Blank cells are not recorded; see each pepper's page for sources and review state.