Crop: Pepper (Capsicum chinense)

Breeder: Andrew Still Adaptive Seed

OSSI Pledge Date: 2024

Release Date: 1/1/24

Bred for Organic Systems: Yes

Commercial Availability: Yes

Description

“Limón Lightning is the same species as habanero peppers and is the hottest pepper we offer. Bright, bold yellow peppers ripen early enough for outdoor cultivation at our location in Oregon. Short plants produce high yields of slender peppers that average 2 ½” long by ¾” wide. Limón Lightning brings a biting capsaicin punch paired with tropical citrusy, habanero aromatics. While many hot peppers have a building heat, this one has a kind of fiery sting that fades relatively quickly. The flavor and heat profile combine to make Limón Lightning an excellent candidate for hot sauce. Limón Lightning hot pepper was developed here at Adaptive Seeds from an accidental cross between a hybrid orange habanero and a pale yellow Aji Limón type pepper. We thought they were isolated due to being different species but you can’t always trust what you read: While most Aji Limón type peppers are C. baccatum species, this one turned out to be a C. chinense. Two pepper varieties of the same species resulted in an auspicious cross pollination! We think the result is a bigger, better, and bolder C. chinense Limón.”
Source: https://www.adaptiveseeds.com/

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