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What makes it special?
One of the big names among superhots: our Trinidad Scorpion is the Moruga type from Trinidad and Tobago. The heavily wrinkled red fruit combines enormous heat with a surprisingly fruity aroma.
Measurements of Trinidad Moruga Scorpion averaged around 1.2 million Scoville, with individual fruit reaching about 2 million SHU. We raise the plants ourselves in Illmitz and process the fruit into our own products too.
Flavour & Use
Trinidad Scorpion Moruga is extremely hot. Beneath the intense capsaicin effect is a fruity, lightly sweet aroma that comes through nicely in very small amounts.
The fruit suits extremely hot chilli sauces, ferments, concentrated spice pastes, and drying and grinding. The smallest amounts are enough to add serious heat to large quantities of a dish.
With measured values from around 1.2 million up to 2 million SHU, Trinidad Scorpion Moruga is a clear heat 10+++ variety.
Fruit & Plant
Trinidad Scorpion Moruga belongs to Capsicum chinense. The red fruit is heavily wrinkled, irregular and often develops a pointed, sting-like tip. Pods typically reach around 4–7 cm.
The plant grows vigorously, bushy and well-branched, reaching around 80–120 cm. As a superhot, it needs plenty of warmth and a long season before the fruit fully ripens red.
Growing & Care
We recommend a full-sun, very warm and sheltered spot. A greenhouse or polytunnel makes the most reliable use of the long ripening time in our climate.
For pot growing, we recommend at least 8 litres, ideally 10 litres of soil volume; 15–20 litres is ideal if you have the space. Use a nutrient-rich, well-draining substrate, water evenly and avoid waterlogging.
Feed regularly and moderately during growth and fruiting. The plant is frost-sensitive but can be overwintered frost-free and grown as a multi-year plant.
Variety Data
Botanical species: Capsicum chinense
Variety: Trinidad Scorpion Moruga
Origin: Trinidad and Tobago
Heat: extremely hot
Scoville: approx. 1,200,000–2,000,000 SHU; measurements averaged around 1.2 million SHU
Flavour: fruity, lightly sweet, intense
Fruit colour: green → red
Fruit size: approx. 4–7 cm
Fruit shape: heavily wrinkled and irregular, often with a pointed tip
Plant height: approx. 80–120 cm, depending on location and growing conditions
Growth: vigorous, bushy and well-branched
Ripening time: late
Position: full sun, very warm and sheltered
Suitable for: pot, greenhouse, polytunnel and very sheltered outdoor spots
Pot size: at least 8 litres, ideally 10 litres; 15–20 litres ideal
Use: extremely hot chilli sauces, fermentation, spice pastes, drying and powder
Overwintering: possible frost-free
Special feature: one of the best-known superhot chillies, with measured values up to around 2 million SHU
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Trinidad Scorpion - Chilli Plant
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Trinidad Scorpion Moruga – a superhot with values up to around 2 million SHU
The Trinidad Scorpion plant in our range is the Moruga type from Trinidad and Tobago. It's one of the best-known superhots of all and can also be found among our super hot chilli plants. Botanically, Trinidad Moruga Scorpion belongs to Capsicum chinense.
How hot is Trinidad Scorpion Moruga?
In studies, Trinidad Moruga Scorpion averaged around 1.2 million Scoville; individual fruit reached values around 2 million SHU. With these values, it's a clear heat 10+++ variety. Our guide to the hottest chilli in the world shows how it compares with Carolina Reaper and Pepper X.
Wrinkled fruit with a stinger
The red pods grow about 4–7 cm, are heavily wrinkled and irregularly shaped, and often show the typical pointed, stinger-like tip that gives the variety its name. The plant grows vigorously, bushy and well branched, reaching around 80–120 cm.
Fruity aroma for sauces and powder
Beneath the enormous heat lies a fruity, lightly sweet aroma. The fruit suits extremely hot chilli sauces, ferments and concentrated spice pastes, as well as drying and grinding. Even small amounts add heat to a whole dish.
Growing Trinidad Scorpion
As a superhot, the variety needs plenty of warmth and a long season before the fruit fully ripens red. In our climate, this works most reliably in a greenhouse or polytunnel, or alternatively in a full-sun, very warm and sheltered spot. Plan for at least 8, ideally 10 litres of pot volume, or more if you have the space. Overwintered frost-free, the plant can also be grown for several years.
Trinidad Scorpion from our chilli farm
We grow the Moruga type ourselves in Illmitz and use it, among other things, in Karibisches Feuer. There, Trinidad Scorpion meets Carolina Reaper, Bhut Jolokia and 7 Pot – a combination for uncompromising heat.
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