# Blue Ghost Peach

Also known as Blue Ghost (Peach), Peach Blue Ghost, Peach Blue Ghost Pepper, Blue Ghost Peach Pepper.
Species: Capsicum chinense.

Blue Ghost Peach is a Capsicum chinense cultivar from Italy. Capsi’s sourced range is 100,000–1,100,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is sweet, fruity, floral, peach-forward, slow-building heat. Used for Fruit-forward hot sauces and ferments (mango, pineapple, citrus), vinegar sauces, glazes and compound butters, drying to a peach-colored powder, salsa and pickling. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.
About 24 times a Capsi Jalapeño (25,086 SHU typical).

## Heat sources

- 100,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  HRSeeds HRSeeds
  https://www.hrseeds.com/product-page/peach-blue-ghost-pepper

- 1,000,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Rebec Valley Farm (2026) Rebec Valley Farm
  https://rebecvalleyfarm.com/product/blue-ghost-peach-pepper/

- 1,100,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Atlantic Pepper Seeds pepperseeds.ca
  http://pepperseeds.ca/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=2898

## Heritage

Unconfirmed

We don't have a documented family for this pepper yet.

Parents:
- Yaki Blue Fawn (Not in Capsi yet)
- Peach Ghost Jami (Not in Capsi yet)

## Page sources

- [Harmony Springs Farm variety profile: Lai parentage, 400k–850k SHU range, flavor, anthocyanin color shift, growth habit, and stability notes.](https://www.harmonypeppers.com/post/blue-ghost-peach-pepper-the-color-shifting-ghost-that-nobody-planned)
- [Cross Country Nurseries / ChilePlants live-plant listing with pod size, thin walls, plant height, dark foliage, and instability note.](https://www.chileplants.com/search.aspx?ProductCode=CHIBGB)
- [Seed listing crediting Enrico Lai’s Yaki Blue Fawn × Peach Ghost Jami cross and describing the peach-mottled-purple ripe pheno.](https://texashotpeppers.net/products/blue-ghost-peach)
- [Trade Winds Fruit catalog: C. chinense, mottled peach and blue-purple ghost-shaped ribbed pods, very high heat.](https://www.tradewindsfruit.com/capsicum-chinense-blue-ghost-peach-pepper-seeds)
- [HRSeeds peach phenotype page: plant to 5 ft, 2–3 in wrinkled pods, purple-in-sun then peach when dry, 80 days, ornamental use.](https://www.hrseeds.com/product-page/peach-blue-ghost-pepper)
- [Rebec Valley Farm seed listing: 100+ days, 3.5 ft+ plants, open-pollinated / uncertain filial generation, start 8–10 weeks indoors.](https://rebecvalleyfarm.com/product/blue-ghost-peach-pepper/)

## FAQ
### How hot is Blue Ghost Peach?

Capsi’s sourced range is 100,000–1,100,000 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 Blue Ghost Peach taste like?

Sweet, peach-forward, and faintly floral on first bite, then a slow-building ghost-family burn that lingers for 15–30 minutes. Cleaner and less earthy than red Bhut Jolokia, with enough fruit to carry through sauces and ferments.

### How do I grow Blue Ghost Peach?

Blue Ghost Peach: about 100 days to maturity, subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for Blue Ghost Peach?

Capsi does not have that recorded yet.

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