Whether you’re looking for a spicy culinary pepper or you just enjoy growing potted hot peppers for their beauty, you can’t go wrong with the pequin chili pepper. This variety of hot chili has a smoky flavor and registers between 40,000 to 60,000 Scoville heat units, making it slightly hotter than the cayenne. Click here for more about the pequin chili pepper as well as growing information What is a Pequin Pepper Plant The only pepper native to the United States, the pequin can be found growing wild in various regions of Texas. As a cultivated pepper, it is easy to grow in almost any type of garden soil. It remains a compact size and is quite productive, making it well suited as a container grown chili. Related, and sometimes confused with the chiltepin pepper, the pequin is thought to have a slightly fruitier flavor. The two can be distinguished […]
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