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Capsicum chinense

Tom's Giant Peach Scorpion Lemon

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Scoville Heat Units 1,200,000
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About this pepper

Tom's Giant Peach Scorpion Lemon is a Capsicum chinense superhot grown as a yellow variant of Tom's Giant Peach Scorpion. It is described as producing larger-than-usual scorpion pods while keeping the same strong heat and good flavour as the traditional form.

The wider Tom's Giant Peach Scorpion line is described as a medium to large plant with strong yields, medium-sized pod walls, and large peach-coloured fruit with unusual gnarled shapes. Listings for the standard form place it at about 1,200,000 SHU, and the lemon form is specifically described as being just as hot as that traditional line.

In fruit character, the standard line starts light green and ripens through light yellow to peach, sometimes showing some orange if left longer, while the lemon form is defined by its yellow finish rather than the usual peach colouring. That gives Tom's Giant Peach Scorpion Lemon its own identity within the line, built around very large scorpion-shaped pods, a lemon-yellow ripe colour, and superhot heat.

The pepper is also valued for flavour, not just heat. Descriptions of the standard line mention outstanding flavour and a strong aroma that carries well into powder, and a pod review of the related giant peach ghost scorpion described the taste as citrusy, a little floral, and slightly bitter with a building burn. That makes Tom's Giant Peach Scorpion Lemon a superhot cultivar with both visual appeal and practical use for powders, sauces, and fresh processing where a bright yellow finish and large pod size stand out.