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Sign up freeCapsicum chinense (Trinidad Scorpion)
vegetable
Bees
BumblebeesTrinidad super-hot with distinctive scorpion-tail pod tip. Held world record briefly. Sweet floral heat. SHU 1,200,000–1,500,000.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids, Whitefly, Thrips, Spider mites.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps, Minute pirate bugs, Predatory mites to keep them in check — plant African Marigold, Angelica and Anise nearby.
Rich, well-draining, warm (pH 5.5–6.8)
Capsicum chinense (Naga Viper)
vegetableA fellow Solanaceae — similar growing habits to Trinidad Scorpion
