Hot Pepper 'Charleston Hot'

Charleston Hot
Capsicum: Annuum
Origin: South Carolina, USA
PI: 640825
Scoville units: 70,000-100,000
...Read More> Blossom end shape: pointed or sunken
Fruit position and shape: pendant, curved
Fruit size and color: 4-6" green > reddish orange
Calyx shape: cup shaped, toothless
Flower: erect, stellate
Petals/Spots: white/none
Filament color: white
Anther color: blue
Habit: sturdy, tree-like bush
Stem: smooth
Leaves: medium, glabrous
Taste:
Maturity: 85 days
Plant height: 18-24"
Germ. Time: 1 wk > 2 mo.
Uses:· sauce, dried, crushed

Developed by the USDA at Clemson University in South Carolina. 'Charleston Hot' has a short, erect plant habit. The plants are vigorous, uniformly branched, and reach a height of ~45 cm at Charleston, S.C. The foliage has a yellow-green color, as opposed to the green foliage color typical of 'Carolina Cayenne'.

Developed by the USDA at Clemson University in South Carolina. It is advertised to be straight to slightly curved because it is a Cayenne...Read More, (but much hotter) and 4 to 5 inches long and 3/4 inch across. It matures from green to yellow to orange. Plants are 18 inches tall. It is reported to contain 100,000 Scoville heat units, which is more than twice the heat of a typical Cayenne and about 1/3rd of the heat of a Habanero.