Hot Pots Chilli Seeds
Below you will find a list of chilli seeds united by their ornamental qualities. They all do well in pots and are ideally suited to a sheltered spot on a sunny patio. Most are hot as well as attractive but a few listed below are purely ornamental. All the seeds are available in single packets and some are also included in the Hot Pots seed collection. All seeds come attractively packaged in gold foil packets, in fully labelled inner bags with a growing instructions leaflet.
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Aurora Chilli Seeds x 12£1.65A dwarfing plant perfectly suited to pot growth for a sunny windowsill, conservatory or patio. Aurora has good ornamental qualities with bushy, purple-tinged foliage and a profusion of 4cm long, fat conical pods. Aurora produces multi-coloured fruits ranging from purple and lavender to orange and red. Aurora chillies are amongst the easiest to grow and the first to come into fruit.
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Big Jim Chilli Seeds x 12£1.65Officially the world's largest chilli pods, frequently reaching 20 to 30cm in length, borne on dwarf size plants around 60cm in height. Chillies look dramatic as they turn from deep green to dark red in colour. The chillies are fairly mild by the standards of chillies today but their size makes them perfect for stuffing.
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Black Pearl Chilli Seeds x 8£2.50Black Pearl Chillies are very distinctive plants; short, bushy and ideal for patio growth with a mass of almost black foliage. This plant is a real hit in the garden as well as in the kitchen for as well as being highly ornamental, they produce spicy, round chillies that remain on the plant for a long time. Chillies start out black and ripen to red, reaching 20,000ScU as they do.
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Bulgarian Carrot Chilli Seeds x 12£1.65This variety may look like a baby carrot but be warned it can be very hot so don't try to feed them to your pet rabbit. The local name for these chillies is shipkas but its easy to see how they got their nickname. Produces a very high yield of bright orange peppers with a fresh, fruity flavour. Pods are up to 10cm in length borne on a decorative looking plant. Compact plant ideally suited to containers.
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Cappa Conic Chilli Seeds x 12£2.50Stunning ornamental chilli with multiple, strong stems and sprays of white, cream, orange and red fruits. These chillies make a beautiful display in the garden or as 'cut flowers'. Chillies are edible but without heat.
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Chi Chien Chilli Seeds x 12£1.65Chi Chien is a highly ornamental chilli from China, producing a profusion of pungent and flavoursome pods that stand proud in little clumps on the plant. Pods are around 8-10cm and fairly thin-skinned. Their quite distinctive flavour is perfect for Szechuan dishes and all Chinese food.
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Chilly Chilli Seeds x 12£2.50Dramatic ornamental chilli with sweet red, yellow and orange pods, 5cm in length. As its name suggests, the pods are without heat, but not without flavour and make a great garnish food. Plants have a dwarfing nature, growing to no more than 30cm tall, making them perfect for pot growth and a stunning talking piece for your patio.
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Etna Chilli Seeds x 12£1.65Etna is a spectacular-looking eruption of bright red chillies, held aloft the plant in distinct bunches. Etna is at the forefront of fairly recently bred hot and ornamental chillies from Italy. This plant is not just ornamental either, the chillies are a seriously hot at 65,000ScU. Plants are medium sized but produce a good number of chillies. Etna won a Royal Horticultural Society Award Garden Merit in their 2006 Chilli Pepper Trials.
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Explosive Blast Chilli Seeds x 12£2.50One of the most beautiful ornamental chillies available with ten or more clusters of six fiery fruits in ivory, yellow and red. These compact plants are ideally suited to pots, growing to no more than 30cm in height.
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Explosive Embers Chilli Seeds x 12£2.50A stunning little chilli plant with deep purple, bushy foliage that becomes covered with tiny, bright purple flowers. Chillies are spectacular deep purple cones that mature to red and are produced prolifically in clusters over a long period of time. The fruits seem to glow in the sunlight and are extremely pungent at 40,000 ScU, making a great addition to food, if you can bear to remove them from the plant that is!
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Filius Blue Chilli Seeds x 12£1.65Attractive, ornamental chilli with purple-tinged foliage that is sometimes speckled with white. Filius Ble has an Award of Garden Merit (AGM). Plants grow to about 60cm tall, making them ideal for patio pots and their shot growing season makes them a good choice for the UK. Small, ovoid chillies start out a purple-blue colour which they remain for a long time before ripening top red. Filius Blue chillies are unusual in that they lose their heat when they ripen to red. Pretty spicy chillies at 20,000-30,000ScU.
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Firecracker Chilli Seeds x 12£2.50This is a truly fantastic little plant, highly decorative with clusters of 2cm long conical chillies covering the little plant. The chilli plant is suitable for a windowsill or conservatory, reaching just 30cm in a pot. Following a profusion of tiny flowers, chilli pods appear in a creamy colour, passing through a beautiful spectrum of orange, purple and red as they mature, with all colours of chilli on the plant at once. Not only does the plant look great but the chillies are fiery hot at 30,000 - 40,000 ScU. A real fiery cracker of a chilli!
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Fresno Supreme F1 Chilli Seeds x 12£1.65Fresno Supreme produces uniform, Jalepeno-type, conical dark green fruits of good uniformity, which ripen to red. Fruits are approx 20 gms and 7.5 cms in length, tapering to a point. It is the chilli of choice in the United States for Mexican dishes, prized for its flavour and versatility. Fresno chillies are used for salsas, stuffing, roasting and often left on the bush to dry. The plants do quite in patio pots, which limit the growth of the plant. Get cropping in just 80 days. 4,500ScU
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Medusa Chilli Seeds x 12£2.50Stunning ornamental chilli with red, yellow, orange and cream pods sat proud on the plant, in a jumble akin to the snake-hair of Medusa. One of the most beautiful chillies available, it is a dwarf plant so highly suited to a sunny windowsill. Edible but without heat.
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Mirasol Chilli Seeds x 12£1.65Mirasol literally means 'looking at the sun' and the chilli gets its name from its upwards pointing chillies which it grows in abundance. They are not without heat at 3,000-5,000 but grown more for their ornamental qualities, as they are a very attractive plant. They do dry well too.
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Nosegay Chilli Seeds x 12£1.65Ornamental chilli plant with dwarfing habit with round pods that grow in tight clusters, maturing through the spectrum from green, to cream, orange and red. Medium heat to pods.
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Numex Twilight Chilli Seeds x 12£1.65This stunning plant works well as both an ornamental and medium hot chilli variety. The dark foliage contrasts well with the profusion of purple flowers which give way to 2cm long tapered purple fruits, which mature through yellow and orange to red. All colours can be seen on the plant at one time giving a stunning and prolific display. Plant height reaches 45cm and is very drought resistant.
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Paper Lantern Chili Seeds x 12£1.65Paper lantern chillies are beautifully ornamental plants with their bushy habit and myriad of clusters of emerald green, crumpled teardrop chilli pods. As chillies mature, their colour turns to a rich, blood red that appears to glow in the sunlight. Don’t be fooled by their pretty appearance, these chillies are amongst the hottest five chillies in the world at 450,000ScU! They do very well in pots or will grow a bit bigger in a sheltered border, going very well with the bright colours of a summer flower bed – a real twist on the Hot border!
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Purple Tiger Chilli Seeds x 12£1.65A very distinctive chilli plant with gorgeous tricolour foliage, purple, green and white that make this a real head-turner even before the flowers and fruits set. Pot size restricts growth so this is ideal on a sheltered patio or makes a great dot plant for a border with a long season of interest. The Purple Tiger has lovely teardrop shaped fruits that mature through from purple to tricolour to red with the final result of medium hot, distinctively flavoured chillies. 6,000 - 9,000ScU
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Prairie Fire Chilli Seeds x 12£1.65This dwarf variety of chilli is well suited to a conservatory, sunny windowsill or patio pot. It grows to just 15cm high, 30cm wide with a profusion of tiny leaves and mini chillies. It is highly attractive with its 1.5cm pointed fruits maturing from cream to orange and finally dark red, poking through the dense foliage. Chillies are not just ornamental either, they might be small but they are pretty hot, maturing in just 80 days and they just keep coming all summer. You’ll get hundreds of mini chillies from each plant. Prairie Fire won a Royal Horticultural Society Award Garden Merit in their 2006 Chilli Pepper Trials.
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Super Chilli Seeds x 12£1.65As its name suggests, this really is a super chilli. An improved relative of the Thai Dragon, the Super Chilli is compact, ornamental and very easy to grow. These plants are well suited to patio growth and also produce pretty hot fruits at 50,000ScU.
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Topaz F1 Chilli Seeds x 12£1.65A great hybrid variety with very attractive bright green pods, about 12cm in length, which mature to a goldy orange. Topaz is a productive Korean type chilli that reaches maturity quickly in just 80 days. Topaz has quickly become popular in south east Asia. The plant itself has a vigorous, branching habit which is limited by pot size. The pods look great when pickled in wine vinegar along side some red chillies. Very hot but untested chillies.
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Tricolour Variegata£1.65With its gorgeous tri-colour foliage in green, dappled white and purple, this chilli is a real head turner even before it starts to flower and fruit. Tricolour Variegata does well in a pot and looks great on your patio. It won a Royal Horticultural Society Award Garden Merit in their 2006 Chilli Pepper Trials. Plants have a spreading habit but can be pruned into the shape required. Chillies are medium hot.
