[CH] Chile Identification
Celeste or Dave Anderson (chilehed1@powernet.net)
Sat, 22 Aug 1998 13:36:43 +0000
> > me. They look like habaneros (like little pumpkins) except rather than
> > having a rounded bottom they end pointed and are red not orange. They are
> > approx. 1 and 1/2 inches tall and 3/4 to 1 inch in diameter and matured
> > from a light green to a bright red (as red as cherry peppers). From the
> > description (and by looking in the CH picture archive) I suspect these are
> > either goat peppers or Red Savinas. The guy I bought the seedlings from
> > only described them as "Carribean Hot Peppers", but I don't know that he
> > knew what he was talking about.
It is probably a "Caribbean Red Hot Habanero". It was introduced by
Petoseed last year and quite a few retail seed companies have it in
their catalogs. According to a Petoseed spokesman it tested at over
470,000 Scoville Units which would put it right up there in "Red
Savina" country. Unlike the "Red Savina" it is not patented. It is an
open pollinated Chile, so you can save seeds from it. According to
Petoseed it was grown through 10 or 11 generations before
introduction to be sure that it bred true. I have seen it in catalogs
as" Caribbean Red" and "Caribbean Hot".
Dave Anderson
Tough Love Chile Co.
http://www.powernet.net/~chilehed1