How hot is Golden Cayenne?

Capsi’s sourced range is 30,000–85,000 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 Golden Cayenne?

Golden Cayenne: about 80 days to maturity, temperate climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

Golden Cayenne (Yellow Cayenne)

Also known as Yellow Cayenne · Cayenne Golden

Golden Cayenne is a Capsicum annuum cultivar from United States. Capsi’s sourced range is 30,000–85,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is peppery, citrus, slightly sweet. Used for hot sauce, salsa, Cajun and Creole cooking, dried flakes and powder, pickling. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.

Golden Cayenne is a Capsicum annuum cayenne type that ripens gold instead of red. Slim, mostly smooth pods are used fresh, in sauce, and dried for yellow flakes and powder.

Growing

~80 days to maturity

Fruit size

8–15 cm

Flavor & Use

Sharp cayenne heat with a sweeter, more citrus edge than the usual red type.

pepperycitrusslightly sweet

Culinary

hot saucesalsaCajun and Creole cookingdried flakes and powderpickling

About

Pods run 4 to 6 inches, slim and tapered, often with a slight curl. They start green and ripen to golden yellow, with smoother skin and thinner walls than many red cayennes. Heat is hot, with a familiar cayenne bite plus a little sweetness and citrus. Plants are productive and open-pollinated. Compact commercial strains stay about 18 to 24 inches. Garden strains can reach 3 to 4 feet and may need a stake.

Backstory

Catalogs treat Golden Cayenne as a U.S. garden line with no published breeder. USDA listed a United States accession under that name in 2005, with no pedigree attached. The packet name now covers open-pollinated garden seed and compact commercial strains. It is not the same pepper as Ho Chi Minh, the Vietnamese yellow cayenne Fedco introduced in 2007.

Appearance

ShapeTapered

ColorGreen · Golden yellow

Size8–15 cm

WallThin

SkinSmooth

Growing

SunFull

WaterModerate

ClimateTemperate

Days to maturity80 days

Plant height46–120 cm

Soil pH6–6.8

Germination7–14 days

Spacing45 cm

HardinessZones 9-11

Heritage

Explore

Nothing reputable documents a pedigree for this pepper.

Sources

FAQ

How hot is Golden Cayenne?: Capsi’s sourced range is 30,000–85,000 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 Golden Cayenne taste like?: Sharp cayenne heat with a sweeter, more citrus edge than the usual red type.
How do I grow Golden Cayenne?: Golden Cayenne: about 80 days to maturity, temperate climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.
What can I substitute for Golden Cayenne?: Cayenne