Orange Habanero
Open-pollinated pepper · Capsicum chinense
- Breeding
- Open-pollinated
- Growth habit
- -
- Days to maturity
- 90-100 days
- Fruit
- orange
- Weight
- -
- Bred by
- -
Also known as
| Name | Kind | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Habanero | Shared name (ambiguous) | Sold simply as Habanero by most suppliers. The bare name is also used for red, chocolate and white habaneros, so it does not identify a line on its own. |
Commonly confused with
These are different varieties. A name shared between them does not make them the same seed.
- different variety
Habanero
The generic Habanero record covers the type as a whole; this is the orange form specifically.
Origin & history
The type most people mean by 'habanero': a wrinkled orange lantern from the Yucatan, carried into North American seed commerce as the default habanero and still the commercial standard.
Measurements
| Measurement | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Days to maturity | 90-100 days | Days from transplant, the convention these sources use for peppers. |
| Scoville heat | 150,000-350,000 SHU | |
| Pod length | 3-5 cm |
Traits
Disease resistance
No documented disease resistance, typical of heirlooms and older open-pollinated varieties. See pepper diseases for the cultural playbook that fills the gap.
Related varieties
- open-pollinated
Caribbean Red Habanero
90-110 days
- open-pollinated
7 Pot Brain Strain
100-120 days
- open-pollinated
7 Pot Douglah
100-120 days
- open-pollinated
7 Pot Primo
100-130 days
- open-pollinated
7 Pot Yellow
100-130 days
- open-pollinated
Bhut Jolokia Chocolate
100-130 days
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Sources & References
Evidence: 3 sources, including 2 independent references.
- Chile Pepper Institute research and variety releases · New Mexico State University, University or Government
- Peppers: Vegetable and Spice Capsicums · CABI (2012), Scholarly Reference
- Johnny's Selected Seeds catalog · Johnny's Selected Seeds, Seed Catalog