High yields of small very hot peppers with a distinctive flavour. Chillies are approx 4cm long by 1.2cm wide. Pipers ripen from light green to yellow then orange at maturity. Augustine Florida, and it's name in Spanish means "edible date". The pods are two inches long with shoulders 3/4 inch and mature from green to yellow. It is a Chinense variety and has the a similar heat and aroma to the Habanero, except that the Datil is more fruity and much sweeter. This species is most readily distinguished by the three to five flowers at each node, the drooping pedicels and the circular constriction at the base of the fruit 'cap'

100,000 - 300,000 scoville.