# Tangerine Tiger

Also known as Tangerine Tiger Pepper, Tangerine Tiger Chili, Tangerine Tiger Yellow, Tangerine Tiger Stripey, Tangerine Splash.
Species: Capsicum baccatum.

Tangerine Tiger is a Capsicum baccatum cultivar from Western Washington, United States. Capsi’s sourced range is 5,000–100,000 SHU (Vendor Claim). Flavor is sweet, fruity, citrus. Used for Fresh in salads and on vegetable trays, salsas, pickles, hot sauce, roasting. Heat is a range, not a single marketing number.

## Heat sources

- 5,000–10,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Lucifer's House of Heat
  https://lucifershouseofheat.com/products/tangerine-tiger-hot-pepper-seeds

- 5,000–10,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Hello May Garden
  https://www.hellomaygarden.com/products/tangerine-tiger-mild-pepper-rare-and-exotic-live-starter-plants-2-5-pot

- 5,000–10,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  (2026) PepperSeeds.net
  https://pepperseeds.net/tangerine-tiger

- 5,000–10,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  (2026) Rebec Valley Farm
  https://rebecvalleyfarm.com/product/tangerine-tiger-pepper/

- 5,000–30,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Twelfth Fire Hot Pepper Co.
  https://twelfthfire.ca/products/tangerine-tiger-hot-pepper-seeds

- 30,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Vânia Cunha Loja da Reforma Agrária
  https://www.reformaagraria.pt/loja-agricola/10829/tangerine-tiger-50gr/

- 30,000–50,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  (2025) DG Seeds & Plants
  https://dgseedsandplants.be/en/product/tangerine-tiger-pepper-seeds/

- 25,000–100,000 SHU · Vendor Claim
  Sherwood's Seeds (via Foraged)
  https://www.foraged.com/products/tangerine-tiger-striped-sugar-rush-heirloom-pepper-premium-seed-packet

## Heritage

We don't have a documented family for this pepper yet.

## Page sources

- [Seed listing with species, 5,000–10,000 SHU range, 90-day harvest, plant height, and Elena Kadomtseva origin credit.](https://rebecvalleyfarm.com/product/tangerine-tiger-pepper/)
- [Catalog page for pod size, mid-season timing, striped orange color, sweet-fruity flavor, and instability notes.](https://pepperseeds.net/tangerine-tiger)
- [Established U.S. nursery listing: C. baccatum, thick flesh, green to striped orange and red, Aji Tangerine × Sugar Rush Stripey parentage.](https://www.chileplants.com/search.aspx?ProductCode=PEPTIG)
- [Origin narrative: accidental 2019 cross of Susan Garza's Aji Tangerine and Sugar Rush Peach Stripey in Paula Thomas's garden.](https://twelfthfire.ca/products/tangerine-tiger-hot-pepper-seeds)
- [U.S. origin, green to orange-with-red-stripes to red ripening sequence, thick flesh, pickling/salsa/sauce uses, not yet stable.](https://www.reimerseeds.com/tangerine-tiger-pepper-seeds)
- [Phenotype notes (regular, long, stubby, stripeless, yellow) and flavor description without baccatum soapiness.](https://texashotpeppers.net/products/tangerine-tiger)
- [Canadian nursery page for this cultivar: C. baccatum, full sun, soil pH 6.0–6.8, 50–70 cm spacing, orange fruit with possible red stripes, moderate difficulty.](https://www.pepiniere.ca/en/products/g-hot-pepper-tangerine-tiger)

## FAQ
### How hot is Tangerine Tiger?

Capsi’s sourced range is 5,000–100,000 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 Tangerine Tiger taste like?

Crunchy and juicy with bright sweet-fruity baccatum flavor and a gentle citrus edge. Heat builds as a manageable medium burn rather than a sharp spike, and the pods lack the soapy note found in some ajis.

### How do I grow Tangerine Tiger?

Tangerine Tiger: about 90 days to maturity, subtropical climate, full sun, hardiness zones 9-11.

### What can I substitute for Tangerine Tiger?

Aji Tangerine, Sugar Rush Stripey, Zebrange, Sugar Rush Peach

Page: https://web.thecapsi.app/pepper/tangerine-tiger
Catalog: https://web.thecapsi.app/data