The Jamaican Red Hot Pepper / Jamaican Red Squash Pepper a.k.a. the ufo / spaceship pepper
Seed Packet 50 Seed @ $5.99
Species: Capsicum Chinense
Origin: Caribbean, Jamaica
Grown: Florida USA
Variety: Habanero relative
Yield: 2011 - from organically grown plants; very productive; high yield fruit
90 days / 85% germination +/-
Heat: HOT, spicy taste with a hint of citrus about the same heat as a habanero but not quite as searing. It does spice up a dish though and if eaten raw will take your breath away and/or can cause hiccups. Can be used fresh, as a garnish or pickled, makes a hotly / spicy not a killer salsa but one with a swift kick to it.
Pods: Resembles a Patty Pan Squash, very unusual shape, like it to a flying saucer, medium-skinned, bright red, wrinkled fruits when ripe, a HOT pepper. Pods grow on very compact plants which are bush like and dense. It is a very prolific pepper with high yields.
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