Jay's Pink Reaper Lemon

Clean, fruity Capsicum chinense flavor with citrus and lemon undertones and a hint of sweetness before a hard superhot burn.

Jay's Pink Reaper Lemon is a three-way Capsicum chinense cross created by Italian grower Marco Sanna from Jay’s Peach Ghost Scorpion, Pink Tiger, and Reaper Lemon (Lemon Reaper). Tall plants with dark, anthocyanin-heavy foliage are described as productive. Pods start purple and green, often carry purple streaks through ripening, and finish creamy white or pale peach; they are wrinkled and frequently tailed. Specialty catalogs estimate 800,000 to 1,500,000+ SHU, with no published lab test, and most sellers still flag the filial generation as uncertain. Flavor is a clean, fruity chinense profile with citrus and lemon undertones. Best for collectors and pale superhot sauces rather than everyday cooking.

Italian grower Marco Sanna combined Jay Weaver’s Pennsylvania Peach Ghost Scorpion (Ghost × Trinidad Scorpion), the Italian Pink Tiger (Bhut Jolokia × Pimenta da Neyde), and Reaper Lemon — Carlo Martini’s Lemon Reaper (Aji Lemon × Carolina Reaper), not a yellow-fruited Carolina Reaper. Seeds reached U.S. and European specialty catalogs around 2023 under names such as Jay's x Pink x Reaper Lemon; Tyler Farms lists it under this exact name. Lots are commonly non-isolated and the line is still treated as unstable.

How hot is Jay's Pink Reaper Lemon?

Capsi’s sourced range is 500,000–1,000,000 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 Jay's Pink Reaper Lemon taste like?

Clean, fruity Capsicum chinense flavor with citrus and lemon undertones and a hint of sweetness before a hard superhot burn.

How do I grow Jay's Pink Reaper Lemon?

Jay's Pink Reaper Lemon: about 100 days to maturity, subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

What can I substitute for Jay's Pink Reaper Lemon?

Carolina Reaper