Reaper × Puerto Rican Yellow Dark

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Reaper × Puerto Rican Yellow Dark
Carolina Reaper x Puerto Rican Yellow Dark; Reaper X Puerto Rican Yellow (Dark); Reaper x Puerto Rican Yellow DarkEdit
C-Y-TA-H-9-008ProvisionalHow UPN works
1,500,000 - 2,200,000
YellowEdit
Habanero-typeEdit
USAEdit
Ed Currie (PuckerButt Pepper Company)Edit
Green/MustardEdit
Further InformationEdit Edit

A C. chinense type. Ripens to yellow, habanero-type pods, with tail. Heat sits around 1,500,000–2,200,000 SHU — brutally hot, deep into superhot range. Roots trace to South Carolina, USA. Developed by Ed Currie (PuckerButt). A variant in Ed Currie's Reaper line from PuckerButt Pepper Company. A deliberate cross — check parentage for lineage details.

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Last updated Oct 5, 2026

How hot is the Reaper × Puerto Rican Yellow Dark?

The Reaper × Puerto Rican Yellow Dark measures 1,500,000–2,200,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a superhot pepper — roughly 280 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

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