Chilli Seeds

A heatless Habanero. Medium-sized, bushy plant (40cm high) with fruits very similar in look and flavour to Habaneros, but with little or no heat. Good for chilli sauce with no heat, but all that Habanero flavour.

Harvest: Pick when they turn red - about 95 days from potting-on.

Heat: none to very little

Contents: An average of 20 seeds per packet.

This heavy cropping and easy-to-grow Peruvian variety grows into a large, drooping plant with fruits 6-8cm long that ripen to bright yellow. The fresh fruit has a distinctive citrus flavour.

Due to its dropping nature, this plant is a good choice for a hanging basket and for growing outdoors.

Heat: 40,000 - 60,000 SHU.

Average contents 20 seeds.

Also available as a seedling (March to May)

Also known as the 'New Mexican Chilli,' this moderately hot fruit is deep green, turning red. Very smooth fruits, 18cm long and 4cm wide on tall (50cm), productive plants that offer good foliage cover for the fruit. Excellent for stuffing.

Harvest: Pick when fully grown - about 65 days from potting-on.

Heat: 500 - 2,500 scoville units.

Contains an average of 20 seeds per packet

This large mild chilli is revered in Mexico and the USA and used extensively in Mexican-style cooking. The fruits are up to 15cm long and are traditionally stuffed with meat, rice or vegetables and then baked. The plants will grow up to 1m high and the fruits are normally harvested green - from about 75 days after potting on. If left to turn red, the fruits are traditionally dried to make 'Anchos', another very common ingredient in Mexican dishes.

Heat: 1000 Scoville heat units

Average contents 20 seeds.

 

A large and juicy red Habanero / Scotch Bonnet with extreme heat and fruity flavour. Large (5cm long) fruits turning green to red. Plant grows to 1m high.

Harvest: Pick when the fruits turn red - about 120 days from potting-on.

Heat: 250,000 - 350,000 scoville units.

Contents: 20 seeds per packet

This Sutton Seeds F1 hybrid is a very fast growing, productive plant. This is an ideal plant for growing indoors. The 3cm long fruits ripen to a vivid red.

Heat: 70,000 - 80,000

Average contents 20 seeds.

 

Also available as a seedling (March to May)

 

World’s Hottest Chilli.

These plants need 6 months of tropical temperatures to fruit so you should only plant them in spring unless you have hydroponic equipment and artificial light.

The Bhut Jolokia (A.K.A. Naga Jolokia) was officially measured at over one million Scoville Heat Units (SHU) in 2006. For the test report from the Chile Pepper Institute,  click here.

Being three times hotter than an Orange Habanero, our suggestion for cooking with these chillies is to use a small amount, very finely ground (dry or rehydrated and reduced to a paste). As a rough guide, try ¼ of a pod per person for a hot dish.

These are the most difficult chilli to grow due to erratic germination times and length of growing season. They need patience and warm conditions from March through to October to ensure a good crop. Try pre-soaking in diluted Chilli Focus liquid plant feed over night - we've found this reduces the germination time by 50% to about 10days. We have a special offer with this product - 100ml Chilli Focus for an additional 50p - see the checkbox above.

Heat rating: 10!/10

Average contents 10 seeds.

Note - Image shown is a dried Bhut Jolokia sitting on a light-box. Fresh fruits are a dazzling red - see the image on the product detail page.

Now also available as a seedling (March to May)

Tips on germination here

An early, bright red ‘cherry-style’ chilli maturing from green to red, 5cm-wide fruits. Thick-walled chilli growing on a medium-sized plant (40cm) - perfect for pickling or stuffing with cheese as an appetizer.

Heat: 2,000 - 4,000 Scoville heat units.

Average contents 20 seeds.

The largest of New Mexican varieties, this chilli has pods up to 30cm long that weigh as much as 100g. Their size makes them a favourite for chilli rellenos. Plant 50cm high.

Harvest: Pick when fully grown - about 70 days from potting-on.

Heat: 500 to 2,500 scoville units

Average contents: 20 seeds

A large, bright-yellow Habanero / Scotch Bonnet with extreme heat and fruity flavour. Large (6cm long) fruits turning green to yellow. Plant grows to 1m high.

Harvest: Pick when the fruits turn yellow - about 120 days from potting-on.

Heat: 250,000 - 350,000 scoville units.

Contents: 20 seeds per packet

Now also available as a seedling (March to May)