Habanero Type Pepper Capsicum chinense
Other Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- KAP-sih-kum chy-NEN-see
- Description
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Capsicum chinense is a pepper species native to parts of South America. It contains some of the hottest peppers to exist, including the world record holder 'Carolina Reaper'.
VIDEO Created by Elisabeth Meyer for "Edibles, Bulbs, and Houseplants" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
- Profile Video:
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Carolina Reaper'
Developed in SC; hottest pepper currently recorded
- 'Carolina Reaper'
- 'Carolina Reaper'
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Carolina Reaper'
Developed in SC; hottest pepper currently recorded
- 'Carolina Reaper'
- 'Carolina Reaper'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Capsicum
- Species:
- chinense
- Family:
- Solanaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- South America
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Annual
- Edible
- Vegetable
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Orange
- Red/Burgundy
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Edible
- Fruit Type:
- Berry
- Fruit Description:
- High capsaicin levels.
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Shape:
- Star
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Purple/Lavender
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Nodes may darken to purple.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Theme:
- Edible Garden
- Design Feature:
- Mass Planting
- Small groups
