Kitchen Pepper
A stunning twist on a classic! 🌶 The Golden Cayenne Pepper delivers all the productivity and heat of a traditional cayenne, but in a dazzling golden-yellow hue 🌟. Slender pods (4–6 inches 📏) mature from green 💚 to vibrant gold...
CASA VERDE · HEAT PROFILE
Medium
- Sweet
- Mild
- Medium — this variety
- Hot
- Super hot
Understanding the heat
A diamond marks the midpoint of a listed range, or the listed value when only one number is given. An arrow marks a stated limit. These are variety guides, not measurements of our seed lot. This guide uses unequal numerical bands: sweet 0; mild up to 10,000; medium 10,000–50,000; hot 50,000–800,000; super hot from 800,000 SHU (display capped at 3 million). Heat varies between fruits and with growing conditions.
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- Packet
- 10+ seeds per packet
- Heat
- 30000–50000 SHU
- Season
- 2026
CASA VERDE · GROWER’S NOTES
Get to know your pepper.
10+ Seeds/Packet
✨ Golden Cayenne Pepper
Capsicum annuum
A stunning twist on a classic! 🌶 The Golden Cayenne Pepper delivers all the productivity and heat of a traditional cayenne, but in a dazzling golden-yellow hue 🌟. Slender pods (4–6 inches 📏) mature from green 💚 to vibrant gold 💛, adding both spice and sunshine to the garden.
👅 Flavor Profile:
Bright, tangy 🍋, and fiery 🌶🔥 with a slightly sweeter finish than the standard red cayenne.
🍴 Culinary Uses:
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🌶 Dry and grind into golden chili flakes or powder ✨
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🥫 Preserve in pickles or hot sauces for striking color
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🍳 Add fresh slices to stir-fries, curries, and soups
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🔥 Roast or grill for smoky heat with a golden glow
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🍕 Use as a vibrant, spicy topping for pizzas and pasta
👨🍳 Chef’s Pitch:
The Golden Cayenne is heat with flair ⚡. Long, slender chilies that plate beautifully, dry into brilliant golden flakes, and bring a clean, citrusy heat chefs can trust. Perfect for hot sauces, infused oils, and garnishes that need both kick and color. A spice rack and plating superstar 🌟🌶.
🌱 Growing Notes:
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⏱ Early, prolific producer
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🪴 Great for garden beds or large containers
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📏 Pods reach 4–6 inches long
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🎨 Transitions from green ➡️ golden yellow
🌶 Scoville Heat Units (SHU): 30,000–50,000 (medium-hot, like a classic cayenne).
Want the curated set? This variety is also included in the Hot Sauce Garden Pack.
Cook your harvest
Use your harvest in these recipes. Check the variety notes and substitutions in each recipe.
Start indoors 8–10 weeks before last frost. Germinate at 26–30 °C on a heat mat; peppers stall below 22 °C. Pot up to 10–15 cm before hardening off outside after nights stay above 12 °C.
Feed balanced through bloom, then bump potassium for fruiting. Stake taller varieties. More detail in our full Canadian growing guide.
Match the pepper to the technique: thin-walled varieties blister fast in a hot pan; thick-walled ones roast or stuff beautifully; fruit-forward ones make balanced sauces and pickles. The variety's flavour profile is your shortcut — see Choosing the right pepper for a use-case guide.
