🔥 Heat Level

• Typically 30,000–65,000 SHU, making it hotter than the classic yellow charapita.

🌱 Origin

• Native to the Amazonas region of Peru, and also found in Ecuador and parts of Brazil.

🍒 Appearance

• Small, round pods about 0.6 inches across.

• Ripen from green → red, with shiny skin.

🌶️ Flavor & Use

• Hotter and slightly different in character than the yellow type.

• Pods are smooth, chewy, and can be dried.

• Great in:

  • Salads

  • Rice & beans

  • Stuffed dishes

  • Salsa

🌿 Plant Growth

• Plants can reach 3.5 feet tall and produce hundreds of peppers out doors.

• Very productive and easy to grow.

• Fun pea sized red pods.

• In 8-inch pots, plants often stay around 24 in.

⭐ Why Grow It?

• Considered the true and original form of the charapita

• A must‑grow for collectors thanks to its productivity, heat, and rarity

• Each pack has 5+ seeds 
• "Spice is the Universe Laughing in Flavor."