# KS Starrscream Red

Also known as KS StarrScream Red, Starrscream Red, StarrScream Red.
Species: Capsicum annuum.

KS Starrscream Red is a Capsicum annuum f2+ from Fannin County, Texas, United States. Capsi’s sourced range is 50,000–100,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is sweet, fruity. Used for Thai and other Southeast Asian dishes, hot sauce, marinades, and dried flakes.. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.
About 2.4 times a Capsi Jalapeño (31,902 SHU typical).

## Heat sources

- 50,000–100,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  (2023) Tyler Farms
  https://tyler-farms.com/ks-starrscream-red-pepper-seeds/

- 50,000–100,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Garden Hoard / Renegade Acres
  https://www.gardenhoard.com/hot-pepper-ks-starrscream-red-seeds-certified-organic.html

- 50,000–100,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  (2024) Piata de Ardei Iuti
  https://piata-de-ardei-iuti.ro/produs/seminte-de-ardei-khang-starr-starrscream/

## Heritage

F2+

KS Starrscream Red is an F2+ of KS Linzo Chocolate and KS White Thai, still splitting and not yet a finished line.

Credit: Khang Starr · 2020

Parents:
- KS Linzo Chocolate (Not a named variety)
- [KS White Thai](https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/ks-white-thai)

Khang Starr names the cross as KS Linzo Chocolate and KS White Thai in his own tasting videos. Seed shops repeat that pairing. Color and shape still split, so the sold red line is a selected F2.

## Page sources

- [Seed listing with pedigree, pod size, ripe color, kitchen uses, and the untested 50,000-100,000 SHU note.](https://tyler-farms.com/ks-starrscream-red-pepper-seeds/)
- [Growing specs, Capsicum annuum binomial, days to harvest, plant height, and shape/size notes.](https://www.gardenhoard.com/hot-pepper-ks-starrscream-red-seeds-certified-organic.html)
- [Texas vendor listing confirming the Khang Starr cross, cherry-red ripe color, yield, and heat-tolerance note.](https://texashotpeppers.net/products/ks-starrscream-red)
- [Khang Starr tasting the original Linzo x White Thai plants in 2019, including flavor and ripening notes.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBkV3_CJms4)
- [Breeder video stating the cross and that the F1 ripened red before later color lines were selected.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5lKMLLot4E)
- [European seed listing with fruit size, plant height, days to maturity, and the same heat band.](https://piata-de-ardei-iuti.ro/produs/seminte-de-ardei-khang-starr-starrscream/)

## FAQ
### How hot is KS Starrscream Red?

Capsi’s sourced range is 50,000–100,000 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 KS Starrscream Red taste like?

Sweeter than White Thai or Purple Thai, with a fruity bite and a Thai-style burn that shows up more in the throat than on the tongue.

### How do I grow KS Starrscream Red?

KS Starrscream Red: about 95 days to maturity, hot subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 8-11.

### What can I substitute for KS Starrscream Red?

Thai Bird's Eye, KS White Thai, KS Starrscream Chocolate

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