Vibrant, fruity and visually stunning, Jays Pink Lemon Reaper is a rare color variant treasured by collectors and growers who appreciate truly unique chinense peppers. This variety produces beautifully contoured pods that ripen to a soft yet vivid lemon pink, a color that looks almost surreal against deep green foliage. The pods maintain the classic, bumpy Reaper-inspired structure with a playful pastel twist that sets them apart from every other superhot.
 
These seeds are authentic Jays Pink Lemon Reaper, harvested from verified stock and produced in small pesticide-free batches. Our mother plants are grown naturally without sprays or chemical treatments to protect seed quality and genetic integrity. Each seed is selected, dried and cleaned with care to ensure strong viability for dedicated growers and collectors.
 
Scoville Units: 700,000 to 1 Million
 
How This Variety Was Developed:
 
Jays Pink Lemon Reaper was created through selective breeding that combined the distinctive Reaper shape with the soft pastel tones found in certain chinense lines. Through several generations of isolation and selection, growers stabilized the unusual pink lemon color while preserving the pod structure, productivity and fruit-forward aroma that make this cultivar so special.
 
Flavor Profile
 
Jays Pink Lemon Reaper has a bright, citrus-forward flavor with a surprisingly sweet, tropical edge beneath the heat. The pastel pink and lemon tones of the pods translate into a flavor that feels lighter and fruitier than many traditional superhots. You’ll notice hints of lemon peel, floral chinense aroma, and soft fruit undertones, all wrapped in a smooth but powerful heat. This variety is prized not only for its striking color but also for its clean, refreshing flavor, which makes it especially appealing for growers who enjoy superhots with personality and nuance.
 
A Note About Seed Count:
 
Pink lemon phenotypes are notoriously limited in seed production. Fully mature pods often contain only a handful of viable seeds, and maintaining true coloration requires strict selection. That is why our packets contain five premium seeds, the perfect amount for exploring this rare variety without managing too many plants at once. And of course, we know you are going to plant every single one.
 
Growing Notes:
 
Jays Pink Lemon Reaper thrives in warm conditions and full sun, producing pods that transition from green to soft lemon yellow to rosy pink as they ripen. The plants grow vigorously and perform beautifully in both containers and garden beds. Start seeds indoors eight to twelve weeks before the last frost and keep them warm for the best germination.
Height: 3 to 5 feet
Light: Full sun
Type: Annual in most climates, perennial in zones 9 to 13
Seeds: Authentic, pesticide-free, small batch grown
 
A visually enchanting and remarkably rare chinense variety, perfect for collectors who enjoy growing show stopping peppers with exceptional color and character.
 
Use your spent eggshells or garden gypsum to add calcium to the soil in addition to vegetable fertilizer. I use organic chicken manure based fertilizer. 
 
Do not plant peppers where you just previously planted tomatoes, eggplant or potatoes as this can make them more susceptible to disease as they are all from the same family. The pests that are attracted to these plants can remain in the soil for a while and build up and cause problems for future crops. They also use the same nutrients and can deplete the soil of what they need in particular if planted in the same spot. It’s always good as a general rule to add fresh soil and rotate all crops. 
 
We combine shipping on all seed orders, you pay one flat fee for as many seeds as you would like for no additional shipping. Orders over $35 for any combination of items ship for free to the US
 
PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS:
Start the seeds in starter pots with a premium potting soil. Plant the seeds ¼ inch deep. Place in full sun. Keep soil moist but not wet. Seeds will sprout in 1-2 weeks. Once the seeds have sprouted, continue to keep soil moist but not wet and plant them where desired. Keep in full sun. 
In colder climates, you can plant them in the ground and grow them as an annual or bring them indoors in winter or greenhouse kept. In warmer climates that do not freeze, you can grow these year round and they will live for several years. If you are right on the cusp and do get freezes of short duration, you can mulch heavily around the plants and cover the plants with fabric specifically designed for plants. 
 
Use premium potting soil when re-potting or garden soil if planting in the ground. Fertilize with a vegetable fertilizer.  One of the most important things you can do to ensure success of any pepper plants is to provide them with a source of calcium. This will not only yield larger healthier plants and peppers but will also provide disease resistance. You can use spent eggshells, but keep in mind that they take a while to break down. You can also use garden gypsum which is what I prefer because it provides calcium without affecting the ph of the soil since peppers prefer slightly acidic soil and other types of calcium will raise the ph.  I use Espoma Organic Garden Gypsum. You can find it on Amazon or other retailers. It’s a little pricey but it will last you forever and you can use it on all peppers, sweet or hot as well as tomatoes.  
 
Never plant peppers where you have had tomatoes, eggplant, or potatoes planted in the last 3 years. All of these plants are in the nightshade family and are susceptible to the same diseases and have similar nutritional requirements. Planting them in the same area can expose them to disease that can slowly build up in the soil as well as leach the area of nutrients that these plants specifically draw from the soil which may leave new plants of the same species lacking what they need. It’s always good to rotate all crops as a general rule.