Peach Habanero
Also known as Peach Hab · Habanero Peach
The Peach Habanero is a striking color variant of the classic habanero with beautiful creamy peach pods and intense fruity heat. It delivers a slightly sweeter, citrusy tropical flavor than standard orange habaneros while maintaining serious spiciness. Perfect for vibrant hot sauces, salsas, and adventurous dishes.
About 10 times a Capsi Jalapeño (25,086 SHU typical).
Growing
~85 days to maturity
Fruit size
4–8 cm
Flavor & Use
Sweet and fruity with citrus and tropical notes; slightly sweeter and less intense in sweetness than the common orange habanero
Culinary
About
The Peach Habanero stands out among Capsicum chinense varieties for its soft peach-to-salmon hue that develops as the peppers ripen from green. Pods are typically lantern- or pod-shaped, wrinkled, and measure 1.5 to 3 inches long by about 1 to 1.25 inches wide, slightly longer than many other habaneros. The flavor is distinctly sweet and fruity with bright citrus and tropical notes, making it one of the sweeter-tasting habanero strains despite the heat. Plants are compact and bushy, reaching only 18 inches to 1.5 feet tall, which makes them excellent for containers and small gardens. They produce high yields in 70 to 100 days. Popular uses include colorful hot sauces, fresh salsas, peach habanero jelly, pickling, grilling, and even cocktails where the peach color adds visual appeal. This variety was developed as a unique strain of the orange habanero by Amish farmer James Weaver in Pennsylvania, USA.
Backstory
The Peach Habanero is a unique color strain of the orange habanero developed by Amish farmer James Weaver at Meadow View Farm in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. It emerged as a natural variation prized for its beautiful peach hue and slightly sweeter flavor profile while retaining classic habanero heat and fruitiness.
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Heritage
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Sources
FAQ
- How hot is Peach Habanero?
- Capsi’s sourced range is 100,000–350,000 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 Peach Habanero taste like?
- Sweet and fruity with citrus and tropical notes; slightly sweeter and less intense in sweetness than the common orange habanero
- How do I grow Peach Habanero?
- Peach Habanero: about 85 days to maturity, subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.
- What can I substitute for Peach Habanero?
- Orange Habanero, Red Habanero, Scotch Bonnet