This is what the folks at Shepherds say. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Byron, Thank you for your recent e-mail. The Red Savina Habanero should start out green and ripen to red but should not be orange. They are an open-pollinated variety. Sometimes fruit off typing occurs because of cross pollination the previous year. Our seeds are guaranteed, and we apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. We'd be happy to replace the seeds, issue a merchandise credit or refund. Please contact us and let us know which you'd prefer. Please also include your order number or name and address so that we can find you in our computer system. We look forward to hearing from you. Sincerely, Laurie Wright Garden Advisor