How hot is KS Texas Crimson Bonnet?

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

How do I grow KS Texas Crimson Bonnet?

KS Texas Crimson Bonnet: subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 8-11.

What can I substitute for KS Texas Crimson Bonnet?

Scotch Bonnet, KS Texas Chocolate Bonnet, Chocolate Scotch Bonnet

KS Texas Crimson Bonnet (Texas Crimson Bonnet)

Also known as Texas Crimson Bonnet

KS Texas Crimson Bonnet is a Capsicum chinense f2+ from Fannin County, United States. Capsi has not yet documented heat for this variety. Flavor is fruity, tropical. Used for Hot sauce and powder. A few ripe pods go a long way in a Caribbean-style sauce..

KS Texas Crimson Bonnet is a large, long-stemmed chinense from Khang Starr's North Texas garden. Ripe fruit turns a bright crimson and keeps Scotch Bonnet flavor with extra heat.

Flavor & Use

Ripe red pods smell a little sweeter than the chocolate sister. Taste is Scotch Bonnet fruit first, then a sharp mouth and chest burn with little sweetness on the swallow.

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Culinary

Hot sauce and powder. A few ripe pods go a long way in a Caribbean-style sauce.

About

Ripe pods are above-average bonnets with thin walls, a wide placenta, and stems two to three inches long. Skin is wrinkled. Many fruits keep the classic squashed cap. Some run long with a tip while the line is still being selected. Flavor tracks a Scotch Bonnet, tropical and familiar, with a superhot burn that hits fast and almost no floral note. Give the plant room. It can stand a little under five feet and sets a heavy crop in a warm season, then slows when days sit above about 95 F.

Backstory

Khang Starr bred this line in 2016 on his Fannin County farm and passed seed through the Pepper Lovers community. He keeps selecting for heat, bonnet shape, color, and flavor. Chocolate and yellow pods still show up beside the red ones.

Appearance

ShapeBonnet

ColorGreen · Red

WallThin

SkinWrinkled

Growing

SunFull

WaterModerate

ClimateSubtropical

Plant height120–150 cm

HardinessZones 8-11

Heritage

Explore

KS Texas Crimson Bonnet is an F2+ of Chocolate Scotch Bonnet and StarrRacha, still splitting and not yet a finished line.

Khang Starr · 2016

Parents

Chocolate Scotch Bonnet

Hot · 100K–350K SHU

Jamaica

Sources

FAQ

How hot is KS Texas Crimson Bonnet?: 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 Texas Crimson Bonnet taste like?: Ripe red pods smell a little sweeter than the chocolate sister. Taste is Scotch Bonnet fruit first, then a sharp mouth and chest burn with little sweetness on the swallow.
How do I grow KS Texas Crimson Bonnet?: KS Texas Crimson Bonnet: subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 8-11.
What can I substitute for KS Texas Crimson Bonnet?: Scotch Bonnet, KS Texas Chocolate Bonnet, Chocolate Scotch Bonnet