Chilli Seeds A-E
Below you will find a list of a wide range of chilli seeds from across the world. All the seeds are available in single packets and most are also included in one of the World Of Chillies seed collections. All seeds come attractively packaged in red foil packets, in fully labelled inner bags with a growing instructions leaflet.
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African Bird, Wild, Chilli Seeds x 12£1.75This 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£1.75The 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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Aji, Golden Chilli Seeds x 12£1.75The Golden Aji is a variety of chilli coming from the lowlands of Peru, where Aji literally means 'chilli'. It is a popular chilli for its distinctive fruity flavour and gorgeous colour that imparts itself into food it is cooked in. Golden Aji is fairly large chilli plant which is relatively cold-tolerant. Golden Aji pods grow to around 10cm and are pretty hot at around 100,000ScU.
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Anaheim Chilli Seeds x 12£1.75Tall, high-yielding plants are named after their area of origin, near L.A. Smooth, thick-skinned pods have two separate cells. A good stuffing chilli that freezes well too. 1,000ScU.
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Ancho Chilli Seeds x 12£1.75A type of Mexican Poblano; large, glossy, heart-shaped pods that mild and aromatic. They are used green for stuffing and dried to dark brown for use in Mexican moles. 1,500ScU.
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Antillias Carribean Chilli Seeds x 12£1.75Red 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. Antillias Carribean won a Royal Horticultural Society Award Garden Merit in their 2006 Chilli Pepper Trials.
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Aurora Chilli Seeds x 12£1.75A 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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Bishop's Crown Chilli Seeds x 12£1.75Bishop's Crown chillies are a very unusual-looking variety of chilli originating in Barbados. Chilli pods resemble, yes you've got it, a Bishop's hat with their three distinct sides. These chillies are also sometimes known as 'Fryer's Hat' chillies and 'the Christmas Bell'. The wings of the pods are mild and sweet-tasting but the centre of the chilli pods are pretty hot.
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Bangalore Torpedo Chilli Seeds x 12£1.75The Bangalore Torpedo is native to eastern India. Long thin fruits reaching 12cm that drop like pendants from the plant, maturing from light green through to red and becoming hotter and hotter as they do. A very pretty, classic chilli that matures quickly in 90 – 100 days.
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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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Big Jim Chilli Seeds x 12£1.75Officially 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 12£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£1.75This 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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Cayenne Pepper Chilli Seeds x 12£1.75Cayenne chillies are the classic chilli - the colour and shape you'd probably go for if you were asked to draw a chilli; long, red, tapered pods. Cayenne is the capital of French Guiana in Southern America and that's where these chillies originate. Today, there are literally hundreds of Cayenne Hybrids around the world. They are easy to grow, quite cold tolerant and have good heat and flavour. Chillies get to 40,000 - 50,000ScU.
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Cayenne, Golden, Chilli Seeds x 12£1.75Cayenne chillies are the classic chilli - the colour and shape you'd probably go for if you were asked to draw a chilli; long, red, tapered pods. These are obviously a golden version which put a great colour into food. Cayenne is the capital of French Guiana in Southern America and that's where these chillies originate. Today, there are literally hundreds of Cayenne Hybrids around the world. They are easy to grow, quite cold tolerant and have good heat and flavour. Golden Cayenne chillies are considerably hotter than the standard variety at 70,000-80,000ScU.
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Cherry, Large, Chilli Seeds x 12£1.65Large Cherry Chillies are amongst the easiest of chillies to grow. They start to produce their large, irregular, round pods quite early on, although they do take some time to ripen. Plants are large and produce abundant fruit of a medium 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. They are easy to grow and quick to fruit, which they do in abundance.
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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!
