World's Hottest Chilli Seeds
Below you will find a list of some of the hottest chillies in the world. All the seeds are available in single packets and ten are also included in one of the World's Hottest Chillies seed collection. All seeds come attractively packaged in gold foil packets, in fully labelled inner bags with a growing instructions leaflet. Or spend £10 or more in the World of Chillies Shop and you'll receive a free copy of the Little Book of Chillies - a 56 page introduction to the world of chillies.
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African Bird, Wild, Chilli Seeds x 12£1.65This tiny little piquin shaped devil is rated in the top ten for it's strength. They grow on small rounded bushes in prolific numbers, small upright chillies just 2 cm long literally covering the plant. Wild African Bird chillies are almost indistinguishable in taste from the Piri Piri and tyhery grow wild across southern Africa. Maturing to a bright red, this little chilli is proof that dynamite comes in small packages.
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African Devil or Birds Eye Chilli Seeds x 12£1.65The African Devil is also known as African birdseye, African Red Devil or Piri Piri. Its Scoville heat unit measurement is 225,000, less than a quarter of the heat of the world's hottest chillies but still pretty spicy. The short, narrow chillies ripen to a spicy red that sit proud on the plant. African Devil chillies are used in cooking throughout Southern Africa, especially to accompany chicken and fish and they are the main ingredient in the world famous Piri Piri sauce.
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Antillias Carribean Chilli Seeds x 12£1.65Red fruiting Scotch Bonnet with quite large globular shaped fruits, 5 x 3 cms. Used for cooking and ideal for sauces. Extremely pungent and strong aroma. This is an extremely hot chilli, packing a punch at 300,00 scoville units in fruits about 2 inches in length which start out a brilliant lime green, maturing through orange to red. Fruits are borne on a medium sized plant, around 70cm to 90cm with a very open habit.
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Bhut Jolokia Chilli Seeds x 10£2.99Originating in Assam in northeastern India, this superhot chilli is documented in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's hottest chilli. It topped the scales at over a million Scoville heat units, with an official rating of 1,001,304. Bhut Jolokia is also as Bih Jolokia, the Naga Jolokia and the Tezpur pepper. It is a close relative of the Habanero and its closest cousin is the Bangladeshi chilli, Naga Morich.
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Bhut Jolokia Chilli Seeds x 20£4.99Originating in Assam in northeastern India, this superhot chilli is documented in the Guinness Book of Records as the world's hottest chilli. It topped the scales at over a million Scoville heat units, with an official rating of 1,001,304. Bhut Jolokia is also as Bih Jolokia, the Naga Jolokia and the Tezpur pepper. It is a close relative of the Habanero and its closest cousin is the Bangladeshi chilli, Naga Morich.
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Fatalii Chilli Seeds x 12£1.65Seriously hot Habanero relative from the Central African Republic. Chillies are little wrinkled wedges in a gorgeous golden colour that imparts its colour and rich, citrusy flavour into food. These are seriously hot chillies at 350,000ScU - not for nothing are they called Fatalii!
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Habanero, Chocolate, Chilli Seeds x 12£1.65This pepper has little to do with the sweet treat we associate chocolate with, save for the rich colour of its skin. The chocolate Habanero pepper packs a punch far spicier than regular Habanero, with 425,000 Scoville units in each pepper. Chocolate Habanero, also known as brown or black Habanero and also the Congo Black, take a bit longer to cultivate, but the growers patience is rewarded with a searing hot pepper that is the spiciest variety of Habanero.
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Haberno, Orange Chilli Seeds x 12£1.65Next on the list, the traditional Habanero chili has a Scoville rating of up to 350,000 ScU. The name Habanero is Spanish for from Havana.The pepper is used in cuisine throughout the Yucatan. This popular hot pepper has fruits which are small and wrinkled, measuring 3.5-6cm long and 2.5- 4cm wide and ripen from green to light orange.
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Habanero, Paper Lantern chilli 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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Habanero, White, Chilli Seeds x 12£1.65This rare, white chilli is a seriously hot Habanero from Peru, measuring 420,000ScU. You should have fruit within 90 days. The small, fiery, lantern shaped pods grow quite prolifically on quite large, bushy plants. Pods are about 2cm long and are actually a creamy colour rather than pure white. A rare and unusual chilli for your collection.
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Naga Morich Chilli Seeds x 10£2.99Hailing from Bangladesh, the Naga Morich is one of the world's super-hot chillies. Warwick University have recentlt completed HPLC tests on the Naga that have reached an incredible 1,598, 227ScU - that's half as hot again as tje Bhut Jolokia which is the world's hottest chilli according to the Guinness Book of Records. The tri-lobed, wrinkled wedge-shaped pods have a fresh citrusy flavour that is often overlooked in view of their phenomenal heat.
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Naga Morich Chilli Seeds x 20£4.99Hailing from Bangladesh, the Naga Morich is one of the world's super-hot chillies. Warwick University have recentlt completed HPLC tests on the Naga that have reached an incredible 1,598, 227ScU - that's half as hot again as tje Bhut Jolokia which is the world's hottest chilli according to the Guinness Book of Records. The tri-lobed, wrinkled wedge-shaped pods have a fresh citrusy flavour that is often overlooked in view of their phenomenal heat.
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Rocoto Canario Chilli Seeds x 12£1.65Large, extremely pungent chillies with distinctive black seeds from the Peruvian Andes. They are sometimes known as Manzano, or 'apple' because of their shape. Rocotos can be more difficult to germinate than other chillies, but are remarkably cold-tolerant once they get going. They have a very distinctive hairy foliage and are quite large plants. There are numerous varieties of Rocotos, these are a a gorgeous golden colour with an ovoid shape and they are amongst the world's hottest chillies at around 150,000ScU.
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Rocoto Orange Chilli Seeds x 12£1.65Large, extremely pungent chillies with distinctive black seeds from the Peruvian Andes. They are sometimes known as Manzano, or 'apple' because of their shape. Rocotos can be more difficult to germinate than other chillies, but are remarkably cold-tolerant once they get going. They have a very distinctive hairy foliage and are quite large plants. There are numerous varieties of Rocotos, these are elongated orange pods that are amongst the world's hottest chillies at around 150,000ScU.
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Rocoto Rojo£1.65Large, extremely pungent chillies with distinctive black seeds from the Peruvian Andes. They are sometimes known as Manzano, or 'apple' because of their shape. Rocotos can be more difficult to germinate than other chillies, but are remarkably cold-tolerant once they get going. They have a very distinctive hairy foliage and are quite large plants. There are numerous varieties of Rocotos, these are quite large fruited red chillies that are amongst the world's hottest chillies at around 150,000ScU.
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Scotch Bonnet Mixed Chilli Seeds x 12£1.65Scotch bonnet peppers are very similar to Habanero peppers in both appearance and heat. With Scoville ratings that top out at 325,000, Scotch bonnet peppers are originally from the Caribbean, taking their name from their resemblance to the hats Scottish men wear, rather than their place of origin. This is a mixed selection of colours which will include an equal number or red, orange and yellow Scotch Bonnet seeds.
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Superhot Thai Demon F1 Chilli Seeds x 12£1.65A new hybrid Thai chilli producing small uniform fruits 7-8cm long. Extremely hot pungency. Fruit set is predominately on the outside of the plant aiding harvest. This new hybrid is extremely high yielding and an excellent new variety which has greatly improved the Thai chilli type, bearing prolific flowers and fruit from just 70 days after planting. 150,000ScU
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Tepin, or Chiltepin Chilli Seeds x 12£1.65The Tepin, or Chiltepin pepper grows wild in the deserts of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and northern Mexico. Its tiny, about the size of a large pea, but its been measured at 265,000 Scoville units. Tepin peppers are part of the birds or birds eye pepper variety. They form a large, bushy plant with an unusual round chilli pod that ripens from green to bright red and makes for an attractive plant for the garden or greenhouse.
