Capsicum chinense Jacq. 100 days. Ghost is rated at about 300 times hotter than a jalapeño. They’re becoming a culinary rage, where you might find them incorporated (in small amounts) in ketchup, burgers, jelly, and even hard candy. The wrinkled fruit reach 2 ½–3 inches long and ripen from orange to red. Start indoors earlier than other peppers as seed is slow to germinate.