Variety

Habanero · cited

Species and heat class from public pages, Ask IFAS HS732 lists habanero as Capsicum chinense. Ask IFAS TR010: Capsicum chinense; fruit 0.8 to 2.4 inches; starts green and matures yellow, orange, or red; pungency 100,000 to 350,000 Scoville units; thrives in hot weather such as Miami-Dade and south Florida. HS732's habanero type note: 100,000 to 350,000 SHU and 90 to 100 days from transplant on that page. That is their published type note, not our harvest date. UF/IFAS Hot Peppers lists Habanero and Caribbean Red Habanero among Florida garden suggestions. Penn State lists Capsicum chinense 'Habanero' at 100,000 to 350,000 SHU. https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/CV130 · https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/TR010 · https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/edibles/vegetables/hot-peppers/ · https://extension.psu.edu/growing-hot-peppers-can-you-make-them-hotter Updated 2026-08-31.