How hot is Crazy Boy Pink Cream?

Capsi’s sourced range is 800,000–1,000,000 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

How do I grow Crazy Boy Pink Cream?

Crazy Boy Pink Cream: about 110 days to maturity, tropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

What can I substitute for Crazy Boy Pink Cream?

Capsi does not have that recorded yet.

Crazy Boy Pink Cream

A visually spectacular superhot Capsicum chinense bred in Sardinia, Italy by Giancarlo Fadda. Dramatic color evolution from jet black to pink-cream tones on dark-foliaged plants, wrinkled pods with complex floral-smoky flavor and unrelenting heat.

About 36 times a Capsi Jalapeño (25,086 SHU typical).

Growing

~110 days to maturity

Fruit size

5–8 cm

Flavor & Use

Complex floral and smoky with earthy undertones, fruity sweetness and citrus notes before intense heat

floral smoky earthy fruity citrusy

Culinary

hot saucesdrying for powderspicy culinary applicationsornamental display

About

Crazy Boy Pink Cream is a striking superhot pepper created by acclaimed Italian breeder Giancarlo Fadda as a Big Black Mama × Puma BBG cross. Pods begin jet black or deep purple on vigorous plants with nearly black foliage, ripening through vibrant shades of purple, wine red, pink, peach to creamy orange with impressive mottling. Highly wrinkled and bumpy texture with occasional pronounced stinger tail gives each pod a wild, sculpted appearance (typically 2–3 inches long). Flavor offers intriguing floral and smoky notes with earthy undertones and fruity sweetness that precede a raw, immediate, long-lasting superhot burn reminiscent of Reaper or Primo varieties. Excellent for sauces, powders, and as a standout garden ornamental.

Backstory

Bred by Italian breeder Giancarlo Fadda (Faddas Peppers) in Capoterra as a Big Black Mama × Puma BBG cross; selected for the striking non-BBG-calyx phenotype nicknamed "Crazy Boy" for its capricious color display (F8 stabilized)

Appearance

ShapeWrinkled bumpy with occasional stinger

ColorBlack · Purple · Pink · Peach · Cream · Orange

Size5–8 cm

WallMedium

SkinWrinkled

Growing

SunFull

WaterModerate

ClimateTropical

Days to maturity110 days

Plant height90–200 cm

Soil pH6–7

Germination7–14 days

Spacing45 cm

HardinessZones 9-11

Heritage

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

Sources

FAQ

How hot is Crazy Boy Pink Cream?: Capsi’s sourced range is 800,000–1,000,000 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 Crazy Boy Pink Cream taste like?: Complex floral and smoky with earthy undertones, fruity sweetness and citrus notes before intense heat
How do I grow Crazy Boy Pink Cream?: Crazy Boy Pink Cream: about 110 days to maturity, tropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.
What can I substitute for Crazy Boy Pink Cream?: Capsi does not have that recorded yet.