# KS Linzo

Also known as Linzo, Linzo Pepper.

KS Linzo is a f2+ from Texas, United States. Capsi has not yet documented heat for this variety. Flavor is sweet, fruity, hot. Used for fresh eating, hot sauce, salsa, stir-fry.

## Heritage

F2+

KS Linzo is an F2+ of Chocolate Scotch Bonnet and Thai Bird's Eye, still splitting and not yet a finished line.

Credit: Khang Starr · 2016

Parents:
- [Chocolate Scotch Bonnet](https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/chocolate-scotch-bonnet)
- [Thai Bird's Eye](https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/thai-birds-eye)

Khang Starr’s 2017 Linzo tasting video names Chocolate Scotch Bonnet crossed with Thai Bird’s Eye and says the line was then at F3. A Texas seed shop listing for the chocolate split of the same family repeats that pairing.

## Page sources

- [Khang Starr What's That Pepper Ep49, 2017 tasting and origin notes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENdtd1VtLkE)
- [The Obsessive Gardener review of KS Linzo, 2020](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrB3z7jYn9Q)
- [Khang Starr Ep127 on Sweet Linzo, restates the original red line](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-INJ4CzViKM)
- [WikiPepper KS Linzo entry for appearance and pedigree corroboration](https://wikipepper.org/pepper/ks-linzo)

## FAQ
### How hot is KS Linzo?

Capsi has not yet documented heat for this variety. 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 KS Linzo taste like?

Sweet and fruity up front, then a lingering hot burn.

### How do I grow KS Linzo?

KS Linzo: subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 8-11.

### What can I substitute for KS Linzo?

Thai Bird's Eye

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/ks-linzo
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data