The Hot Paper Lantern Pepper grows larger and ripens earlier in the North than regular habañeros, but with all the same kick. These 4 inch lantern-shaped peppers heat up the garden with a beautiful color display, ranging from lime green through orange to red as they ripen. They are great for seasoning, salsa, hot sauce or roasting.
The chile "heat" of the Hot Paper Lantern Pepper typically ranges from 100,000 to 350,000 on the Scoville scale.