FREE: Red "Savina" Pepper--10 Seeds

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Red pepper plants (Capsicum chinense "savina Red"), an extremely spicy version of the habanero pepper, clocks in atup to 570,000 Scoville units. In contrast, the hottest cayenne peppers reach only 70,000 units on this heat-measuring scale. You can easily grow this type of plant in even a small garden, but take caution; wear rubber gloves and a mask when handling the fruits of this firecracker and use it very sparingly when cooking -- just a few grams of Caribbean Red will heat up a whole bowl of salsa.

Easy-to-grow Caribbean Red pepper plants thrive in all climate zones as an annual. These peppers prefer full sunlight exposure, warm temperatures -- about 70 degrees Fahrenheit during the day and 60 degrees at night -- and well-drained soil. They tolerate acidic soil, flourishing in the pH range of 6.0 to 6.8, but do not tolerate frost.