I Scream Scorpion’ Hot Pepper
Capsicum chinense
Bears delightfully fruity, yellow-orange fruit with a characteristic ‘scorpion tail.’ Heat is very high, though not quite up to super-hot level. Great flavour and very rare! Plants are highly ornamental.
Water: Moderate
Hardiness: Frost Tender but will make it in Bay Area Winters if fully protected
Habit: Grows 2 to 3' tall and 1' wide
Light: Full Sun
Soil: Rich soil high in organic matter
Origin: Hybrid created by Butch Taylor of Zydeco Farms in Crosby, Mississippi
I Scream Scorpion’ Hot Pepper