Purple Blush Habanero

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Purple Blush Habanero
Hab Purple Blush; Habañero Purple Blush; Habanero Purple BlushEdit
C-P-SM-H-7-002RegisteredHow UPN works
100,000 - 350,000
PurpleEdit
Habanero-typeEdit
MexicoEdit
Landrace - Yucatán Peninsula, MexicoEdit
PurpleEdit

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This C. chinense cultivar. Ripens to purple, habanero-type pods. Clocks in at 100,000–350,000 SHU — very hot, not for the faint of heart. Associated with Yucatán, Mexico. Part of the C. chinense family that includes habaneros, one of the most aromatic pepper groups.

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Last updated Oct 7, 2026

How hot is the Purple Blush Habanero?

The Purple Blush Habanero measures 100,000–350,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a very hot pepper — roughly 45 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

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