# KS Orange Flame

Also known as Orange Flame.
Species: Capsicum chinense.

KS Orange Flame is a Capsicum chinense stabilized from Fannin County, Texas, United States. Capsi has not yet documented heat for this variety. Flavor is citrus, sweet, tropical. Used for hot sauce, salsa, fresh eating, chili flakes.

## Heritage

Stabilized

KS Orange Flame is a stabilized line from StarrRacha and Thai pepper.

Credit: Khang Starr · 2019

Parents:
- StarrRacha (Not a named variety)
- Thai pepper (Not a named variety)

Khang Starr’s 2019 review names a Thai pepper × StarrRacha cross, the orange sister of his red Flaming Torch. Shop pages repeat that pairing. No source names a more specific Thai parent.

## Page sources

- [Live seed listing for KS Orange Flame: Starracha × Thai cross, orange ridged flame-shaped pods, habanero-range heat, citrus flavor.](https://texashotpeppers.net/products/ks-orange-flame)
- [Khang Starr, What's That Pepper Ep88 (2019). Names the pepper, shows plant size, ripening color, flavor, and heat.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAZ0tWvz1_4)
- [KS Yellow Flame catalog page that describes Orange Flame as the orange counterpart and gives line size, days, species, and heat class.](https://pepperseeds.net/ks-yellow-flame)
- [Khang Starr, What's That Pepper Ep48 (2017). Red Flaming Torch F2 from the same Thai × StarrRacha work.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHYjI5WD_RQ)

## FAQ
### How hot is KS Orange Flame?

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 Orange Flame taste like?

Lime-citrus on the first bite, then sweet and tropical. Aroma is faint compared with many chinense.

### How do I grow KS Orange Flame?

KS Orange Flame: about 100 days to maturity, subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for KS Orange Flame?

KS Yellow Flame, Orange Habanero

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