# Blood Ghost Pepper

Also known as Blood Ghost, Blood Ghost JS, Bhut Jolokia Blood.
Species: Capsicum chinense.

Blood Ghost Pepper is a Capsicum chinense stabilized from Minnesota, United States. Capsi’s sourced range is 600,000–1,000,000 SHU (Official breeder). Flavor is sweet, fruity, smoky. Used for Extreme hot sauces, Chili powders, Fiery marinades, Curries (used sparingly), Stews. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.
About 32 times a Capsi Jalapeño (25,086 SHU typical).

## Heat sources

- 600,000–1,000,000 SHU · Official breeder
  Jason Schwartz (2024) YouTube (Toadstool Gardens)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duYdsyfpL3U

- 800,000–1,000,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  (2025) Spicy Riffs Hot Sauce
  https://spicyriffshotsauce.ca/shop/blood-ghost-pepper-seeds/

- 800,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Rebec Valley Farm
  https://rebecvalleyfarm.com/product/blood-ghost-pepper/

- 1,000,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Scoville Canada
  https://scovillecanada.com/products/blood-ghost

- 1,000,000–1,400,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Twelfth Fire Hot Pepper Co.
  https://twelfthfire.ca/products/bhut-jolokia-blood-blood-ghost-hot-pepper-seeds

## Heritage

Stabilized

Blood Ghost Pepper is a stabilized line from Ghost Pepper and Pink Tiger Pepper.

Credit: Jason Schwartz · 2013

Parents:
- [Ghost Pepper](https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/ghost-pepper)
- [Pink Tiger Pepper](https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/pink-tiger-pepper)

Schwartz’s 2024 Pepper Origins video names a 2013 heirloom Red Ghost × Pink Tiger hybrid, later released after years of selection. Rebec Valley Farm lists the same breeder and cross; a shop guess of Ghost × Pimenta da Neyde is Pink Tiger’s own parentage, not a rival pedigree.

## Page sources

- [Breeder Jason Schwartz (Toadstool Gardens) origin video: Red Ghost × Pink Tiger cross, ~2013, heat and flavor notes.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duYdsyfpL3U)
- [Seed listing with species, 800,000–1,000,000+ SHU, pod size and color, flavor, and growing specs.](https://spicyriffshotsauce.ca/shop/blood-ghost-pepper-seeds/)
- [Catalog page naming Jason Schwartz, Toadstool Gardens, Owatonna, Minnesota, and the Red Ghost × Pink Tiger parentage.](https://rebecvalleyfarm.com/product/blood-ghost-pepper/)
- [Canadian seed listing: black-ripening-to-red pods, dark foliage, ~3–4 inch fruit, 1,000,000 SHU estimate.](https://scovillecanada.com/products/blood-ghost)
- [U.S. seed listing describing dark red/maroon pods mottled with black and very high heat.](https://texashotpeppers.net/products/blood-ghost)
- [Bhut Jolokia Blood / Blood Ghost listing with flavor notes, black-to-dark-red ripening, and ornamental dark plants.](https://twelfthfire.ca/products/bhut-jolokia-blood-blood-ghost-hot-pepper-seeds)
- [Organic transplant listing: C. chinense, 120 days, green-black to red-black fruit about 1 × 3–4 inches.](https://www.lindenlanefarms.ca/product/blood-ghost-pepper-transplant/)

## FAQ
### How hot is Blood Ghost Pepper?

Capsi’s sourced range is 600,000–1,000,000 SHU (Official breeder). 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 Blood Ghost Pepper taste like?

Sweet and distinctly fruity up front, with light smoky depth and little of the floral note typical of red ghost peppers. The burn is a classic chinense creep rather than an instant spike.

### How do I grow Blood Ghost Pepper?

Blood Ghost Pepper: about 110 days to maturity, subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for Blood Ghost Pepper?

Capsi does not have that recorded yet.

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/blood-ghost-pepper
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data