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| Attribute | Lemon Drop Pepper Remove | Capsicum Flexuosum Remove | Rocoto Canario Remove |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scoville range | 15,000 – 30,000 SHU Medium |
30,000 – 50,000 SHU Medium |
30,000 – 50,000 SHU Medium |
| Species | — | Capsicum flexuosum | Capsicum pubescens |
| Origin | — | Brazil (wild) | Peru |
| Ripe color | — | Red | Yellow |
| Pod size | — | 0.5-1 inch | 2-3 inches |
| Flavor profile | — | Hot heat | Hot heat |
| Culinary uses | — | Wild species, research | Yellow rocoto, black seeds |
| Growing difficulty | — | Difficult | Moderate |
| Days to harvest | — | 100-120 days | 120-150 days |
| Plant height | — | 48-60 inches | 48-60 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.