Botanical profile

Trinidad Scorpion Hot Pepper

Latin name
Capsicum chinense 'Trinidad Scorpion'
Type
Annual fruit
Family
Solanaceae

It is one of the hottest peppers in the world , with an intensity that can exceed 1.4 million Scoville units! Its bumpy fruits, often tipped with a small, stinger-like tail (hence its name), ripen from green to deep red . Despite its extreme potency, it offers a complex, slightly smoky fruity taste, prized for ultra-hot homemade sauces. To be grown with care , in pots or in warm open ground, this pepper is intended for true thrill-seekers

Care guide

Growing conditions

Light, soil, water and hardiness

Hardiness zone
Grown as an annual (zone 10+ as a perennial)
Exposure
Full sun
Watering
Moderate — well-drained soil, allow to dry slightly between waterings
Vegetable garden and yield

Companion planting, spacing and harvest

Companion plants
Tomatoes, basil, coriander
Plants to avoid
Beans, fennel
Spacing
45 to 60 cm between plants, 75 cm between rows or in a pot of at least 30 cm
Harvest period
August to October

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