Habanero Chile Pepper seed Capsicum chinense habenero

LATIN NAME: Capsicum chinense

COMMON NAME: Habanero

The habanero blazes the small, orange lanterns among the broad, oval leaves, the whole plant standing in the bright, fiery look of the warm kitchen garden. The fast-growing, annual herb carries the broad, oval, pointed leaves along the erect, branched stems, and the small, white, star-shaped flowers, through the summer, one of the bright, quiet sights of the warm kitchen garden, drawing the bees, to be followed by the small, blocky, lantern-shaped, wrinkled, glossy, bright-orange fruits with the intense, fruity heat. The orange fruits have a very long record as the fine, hot peppers of the warm lands, and the plant is a historic presence of the warm kitchen garden. It is a plant of the open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained ground.

Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology

The habanero is a historic subject of the plant science, and the star-shaped flowers keep showing up in the work on the hot peppers. The way the small, white, star-shaped flowers form along the erect, branched stems has been examined closely, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the hot peppers, the broad leaves and the members of the nightshade family. The orange fruits and the bright habit have also made it a fine study herb, and the habanero is a regular subject of the work on the star-shaped flowers of the warm world.

Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications

The habanero is a bright, useful plant of the warm kitchen garden and the study collection. The broad, oval, pointed leaves along the erect, branched stems carry the bright look of the warm kitchen garden, one of the bright, quiet sights of the warm kitchen garden, drawing the bees, and the orange fruits have a very long record as the fine, hot peppers of the warm lands, the fiery, orange pods coming to the hot sauces, the salsas and the steady practice of the warm kitchens, while the small, white, star-shaped flowers open through the summer, to be followed by the small, blocky, lantern-shaped, wrinkled, glossy, bright-orange fruits with the intense, fruity heat. It is one of the fine choices for the warm kitchen garden, the hot pot and the study collection, and it has been written about in the culinary and the horticultural papers for the orange fruits and the very long history. It is a bright, useful plant of the open, sunny, deep, rich, moist, well-drained garden.

The habanero seeds start easily in a rich, gritty loam kept warm and moist. The young plants are fast and vigorous, and they appreciate the deep, rich ground of the hot border.

To grow the habanero from seed, sow the small, flat seeds thinly into the deep tray of rich, gritty loam, water gently, then keep the tray in a bright, warm spot. The seedlings thread up within a couple of weeks, and they grow on fast. With the sun and the deep, rich, moist ground, the orange lanterns will blaze over the warm months.

Uses: Culinary/Medicinal
Small 5cm/2cm chiles are the hottest of the hot — 30-50 times hotter than Jalape
Used fresh or dried in salsas, chutneys, marinades. Heat: 10