7 Pot Defcon
7 Pot Defcon is a superhot Capsicum chinense selection in the Trinidad 7 Pot family, known for its extreme heat and reddish caramel fruit.
About 54 times a Capsi Jalapeño (25,086 SHU typical).
Growing
~110 days to maturity
Fruit size
4–6 cm
Flavor & Use
Fruity and tangy with the heat in the foreground.
Culinary
About
Pods are roughly golf-ball sized, heavily wrinkled and bumpy, mostly round with a tiny pointed tip or short tail. Flavor is fruity and tangy, though the superhot burn usually dominates. Plants reach 3 to 4 feet and set an above-average crop under warm conditions.
Backstory
The 7 Pot family is a Trinidad landrace whose name comes from the old claim that one pod can season seven pots of stew. Defcon is a later named reddish-caramel phenotype of the brown form that circulated among US growers in the early 2010s.
Appearance
Growing
Heritage
ExploreNothing reputable documents a pedigree for this pepper.
Sources
FAQ
- How hot is 7 Pot Defcon?
- Capsi’s sourced range is 1,200,000–1,500,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Capsi uses a sourced range and a trust tier, not a single marketing number. How we verify heat: https://web.thecapsi.app/learn/heat-and-capsaicin/how-we-measure-heat
- What does 7 Pot Defcon taste like?
- Fruity and tangy with the heat in the foreground.
- How do I grow 7 Pot Defcon?
- 7 Pot Defcon: about 110 days to maturity, tropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.
- What can I substitute for 7 Pot Defcon?
- Capsi does not have that recorded yet.