Experimental
Try R.H. Lilac UFO × Golden Nugget as an experimental kitchen pepper: chop a little into salsa, add it to a stir-fry or use it to bring heat to refrigerator pickles. Grow this named cross with room for variation.
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
- Maturity
- Harvest timing varies; seed-lot maturity unconfirmed.
- Heat
- 30000–50000 SHU
- Season
- 2026
CASA VERDE · GROWER’S NOTES
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10+ seeds per packet
R.H. Lilac UFO × Golden Nugget pepper seeds
Try R.H. Lilac UFO × Golden Nugget as an experimental kitchen pepper: chop a little into salsa, add it to a stir-fry or use it to bring heat to refrigerator pickles. Grow this named cross with room for variation.
At a glance
Listed heat range
Medium · listed 30,000–50,000 SHU; not lot-tested
Seed line
Experimental named cross
Kitchen ideas
Salsa, stir-fries and refrigerator pickles
Packet
10+ seeds
Why grow it?
This is a choice for growers who enjoy observing an experimental pepper line and trying the harvest in different dishes. The cross name is retained from the listing; its generation, stability and breeder history have not been confirmed.
In the kitchen
- Salsa: Start with a small amount of finely chopped pepper and adjust the balance with tomato or fruit.
- Stir-fry: Slice a little into a vegetable stir-fry for added heat.
- Refrigerator pickles: Add a few slices to a refrigerator-pickle recipe; keep the finished pickles refrigerated.
Growing and harvesting
- Start indoors: Give seedlings warmth and bright light.
- Transplant: Harden plants off gradually; wait until frost risk has passed and nights are warm.
- Care: Keep moisture steady in well-drained soil.
- Maturity: Harvest timing for this seed lot is unconfirmed. Allow a margin before autumn frost.
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Is this a stable variety?
The generation and stability of this seed line are unconfirmed. Do not expect every plant to have identical foliage, fruit shape or colour.
Did Casa Verde breed this cross?
We do not have records establishing Casa Verde as its breeder.
How hot is it?
The catalogue lists 30,000–50,000 SHU. This is not a laboratory result for this seed lot.
How long does it take to harvest?
We do not have a verified maturity-day figure for this lot. Timing depends on the plant and growing conditions.
Seed note: treat this as a grower trial. Keep notes on each plant if saving seed; the next generation may differ.
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.
