Carolina Reaper

created by SaschRo81 at 26.01.2021

Seeds

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Season Overview

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Description

Since November 2013, 'Carolina Reaper' holds the world record for the hottest chili. The variety was bred by chili breeder Ed Currie of the PuckerButt Pepper Company in South Carolina (USA). The term "Grim Reaper" means "Grim Reaper" in English, and this variety is also almost deadly hot. Even spicy lovers should not eat a whole pod at once (and according to the breeder, only in company). Those unaccustomed to spiciness had better not attempt it. The average values tested by the Chile Pepper Institute were 1,569,300 Scoville units, with individual specimens reaching a whopping 2.2 million SHU. The plant grows bushy and grows up to 90 cm tall. The fruits ripen from green to orange to red, have a distinctive pointed spine and an uneven surface. The flavor is aromatic, fruity-sweet with cherry-chocolate notes, a hint of citrus and, of course, extremely spicy. They are hardly suitable for eating pure, but for making chili sauce, drying, pickling or freezing.

Non hybrid

Not frost resistant