Bhut Orange Copenhagen

Hørsholm, Denmark

Bhut Orange Copenhagen (BOC) is a Danish Capsicum chinense superhot selected around 2009 for its bright orange wrinkled pods, exceptional citrus-fruity flavor, and heat in the 600,000–1,000,000 SHU range.

Origin

Hørsholm, Denmark

Growing

  • Sun

    Full

  • Water

    Moderate

  • Climate

    Subtropical

  • Days to maturity

    90 days

  • Plant height

    90–120 cm

  • Soil pH

    6–6.8

  • Germination

    14–28 days

  • Spacing

    60 cm

  • Hardiness

    Zones 9-11

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An orange variant of the Bhut Jolokia (ghost pepper), the Bhut Orange Copenhagen produces shorter, wider, chubby and wrinkled pods that mature from green to a vibrant golden-orange. Selected by Søren Friis Larsen in Hørsholm, Denmark, starting around 2009 from orange fruits on Bhut Jolokia-related plants and refined over generations with Bjarne Højlund, it is prized for a cleaner, less bitter fruity-citrus taste compared to other orange ghosts. Plants grow 90–120 cm tall and are prolific, maturing relatively early for a chinense at about 90 days. The peppers are excellent for sauces, salsas, jams, drying, and powder, delivering high heat with complex flavor.

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Selected and stabilized around 2009 in Hørsholm, Denmark (near Copenhagen) by chili enthusiast Søren Friis Larsen from orange-fruited plants related to Bhut Jolokia, possibly a mutation or cross. Refined over successive generations of selection for flavor, heat and vigor in collaboration with Bjarne Højlund; the variety was later trademarked and shared with growers as Bhut Orange Copenhagen (BOC).

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Breeder

Søren Friis Larsen

Also known as

BOC, Bhut Jolokia Orange Copenhagen, Orange Copenhagen

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