Pseudo Spiral Peach
Also known as Fake Death Spiral · Pseudo Spiral · Psuedo Spiral Peach · Pseudo Death Spiral · NagaGum Peach Italia · Pseudo Spiral Orange
A South Florida grower selection: peach Naga-Bubblegum pods that skip the bleeding calyx. Townshend nicknamed it a Fake Death Spiral; it is a rare, still-variable C. chinense superhot.
About 60 times a Capsi Jalapeño (25,086 SHU typical).
Growing
~110 days to maturity
Fruit size
5–10 cm
Flavor & Use
No tasting panel exists for this exact line. Growers should expect the fruity-citrus-floral superhot profile documented for Death Spiral and peach Naga Bubblegum, with heat arriving fast.
Culinary
About
Pseudo Spiral Peach is a Capsicum chinense superhot selected by Bryan Townshend of Towns-End Chili & Spice in South Florida. Townshend describes it as a Bubblegum Peach Naga / NagaGum Peach Italia plant that failed to express the bleeding calyx — the same kind of no-bleed selection that produced Death Spiral from red Naga Bubblegum. Pods are gnarly and wrinkled, ripen from green to a soft peach or pink-tan, and stay in that peach window rather than finishing red. Seeds are sold as F3/F4; Townshend warns growers to expect plant-to-plant variation. Heat is untested in a lab but sits in superhot territory with its Death Spiral and peach Naga-Bubblegum parents.
Backstory
Bryan Townshend of Towns-End Chili & Spice in Royal Palm Beach, Florida, isolated peach Naga-Bubblegum plants that never picked up the trademark bleeding calyx. On a live video someone asked what they were; he joked “Fake Death Spiral… a Pseudo Spiral,” and the name stuck. He had been giving the seeds away until other vendors started listing them, then added official F3/F4 packets for both peach and orange. The red counterpart of this idea is Death Spiral, selected in the UK from Naga Bubblegum Red by Terry Smith and named by Jim Duffy.
Appearance
Growing
Heritage
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Sources
FAQ
- How hot is Pseudo Spiral Peach?
- Capsi lists a headline figure of 1,500,000 SHU, without a verified measurement row. 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 Pseudo Spiral Peach taste like?
- No tasting panel exists for this exact line. Growers should expect the fruity-citrus-floral superhot profile documented for Death Spiral and peach Naga Bubblegum, with heat arriving fast.
- How do I grow Pseudo Spiral Peach?
- Pseudo Spiral Peach: about 110 days to maturity, subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.
- What can I substitute for Pseudo Spiral Peach?
- Death Spiral, 7 Pot Bubblegum