Origin
New Mexico, United States
Very pungent
NuMex Centennial
NuMex Centennial is an ornamental Capsicum annuum from New Mexico State University with purple flowers, purple immature pods, and red ripe fruit.
Scoville Very pungent (no SHU in cited sources)
Very pungent
Species Capsicum annuum
Tasting notes
NuMex Centennial is an ornamental Capsicum annuum from New Mexico State University with purple flowers, purple immature pods, and red ripe fruit.
Common ripening colors
purplered
Aliases
FirecrackerAmethyst
Source entry
Reference: Ten Speed Press
Very pungent source heat note
No numeric Scoville value is established in the cited sources for this record.