Tags: Cultivar (Cultivated Variety).
The Red Savina pepper is a cultivar of the habanero chili (Capsicum chinense Jacquin) which has been selectively bred to produce hotter heavier and larger fruit. Frank Garcia of GNS Spices in Walnut California is credited with being the developer of the Red Savina habanero. The exact method Garcia used to select the hottest strains is not publicly known.The Red Savina was protected by the U.S.
