Death Dragon
Death Dragon is a Capsicum chinense hybrid known for wrinkled spiral pods that ripen to deep blood-orange.
About 50 times a Capsi Jalapeño (25,086 SHU typical).
Flavor & Use
Fruity and floral notes under the intense burn, typical of chinense superhots.
Culinary
About
Pods are spiral or twisted, heavily wrinkled, and glossy. They move from green through orange and finish deep blood-orange rather than solid red. Under the heat the flavor is fruity and floral. Plants need a long warm season to ripen fully.
Backstory
Sherwood’s Seeds made the cross in 2019 in Pennsylvania after obtaining Dragon’s Breath stock. They released F2 seed so growers could select among the variation.
Appearance
Growing
Heritage
ExploreDeath Dragon is an F2+ of Death Spiral and Dragon's Breath, still splitting and not yet a finished line.
Sherwood's Seeds · 2019
Parents
Sources
FAQ
- How hot is Death Dragon?
- Capsi’s sourced range is 1,000,000–1,500,000 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 Death Dragon taste like?
- Fruity and floral notes under the intense burn, typical of chinense superhots.
- How do I grow Death Dragon?
- Death Dragon: about 120 days to maturity, subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.
- What can I substitute for Death Dragon?
- Capsi does not have that recorded yet.