How hot is the Sugar Rush Stripey?

The Sugar Rush Stripey measures 25,000–50,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a hot pepper — roughly 6 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

Sugar Rush Stripey

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Also from Chris Fowler's Welsh Dragon Chilli program in Wales. A striped variant of the Sugar Rush line with gorgeous cream-and-peach variegation on the pods. Same prolific growth habit and sweet baccatum flavor as the Peach version. The stripes fade somewhat as pods fully ripen.

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NameSugar Rush Stripey

Alternative Name(s)SR Striped; SR Stripes; SR Stripey; Sugar Rush; Stripey; Sugar Rush Stripey TM; SR Stripey TM

Universal Pepper Number (UPN)B-O-ST-L-5-002RegisteredHow UPN works

SpeciesC. baccatum

Scoville Heat Units (SHUs)25,000 - 50,000

Heat LevelHot (15,001–100,000 SHU)

Mature Pod Color (Primary)Orange

Pod FormLong/tapered

RegionWales

Discoverer/BreederChris Fowler (Welsh Dragon Chilli, Wales, UK)

Immature Color(s)Green/Mustard

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Last updated Oct 9, 2026

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