Lemon Habanero

Extremely Hot

Lemon Habanero peppers are native to Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula and date back nearly 8,000 years. The wrinkled, lantern-shaped fruit grows 2 to 3 inches long and ripens to bright yellow. Highly aromatic and tropical, they deliver wild fruity flavor with lemon zest, pineapple, and apricot notes before a sharp, intense burn. Excellent with chicken, fish, and other seafood, and they are also a strong choice for hot sauce and serious heat lovers. Considered rare. Heirloom.

Heat level: 400,000 - 500,000 SHU

Plant height: 18 - 24 inches

Harvest: 90 - 100 days from transplant

25 seeds

Did you know? Humidity can reduce the viability of pepper seeds over time, causing  seeds to stagnate. That’s why every seed pack includes a silica gel packet to help keep the seeds dry and fresh. To save seeds for next year, place the seed packet and silica gel packet together in a quart-size freezer bag, seal it, and store it in the refrigerator. Do not freeze. 

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Pepper photos: Please use photos on the Pequin pepper page as a guide. Submit one photo of your plant bearing fruit and another showing the pepper(s) in your hand. In return, you may choose any three seed varieties currently in stock. Exclusions apply.

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