Heritage

Carolina Reaper

Stabilized

Carolina Reaper is a stabilized line from Pakistani Naga and La Soufrière habanero.

Ed Currie · 2012

Parents

Pakistani Naga

Not a named variety

La Soufrière habanero

Not a named variety

Peppers bred from Carolina Reaper

Currie’s interviews name a Pakistani Naga × a La Soufrière pepper from Saint Vincent, selected over many years as HP22B. Neither parent is a standalone named cultivar; shop pages stay silent on the cross.

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