Havana Gold Seeds
Golden, Mild, Baccatum

Havana Gold Chilli Seeds

Havana Gold Chilli Seeds

Golden drops of fruity heat: Heat Level: ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

Havana Gold is a wonderfully bright and mild Capsicum baccatum that’s ideal if you want colour, flavour and a reliable crop without any intense heat.

We’ve grown it ourselves and it behaves exactly like a baccatum: fast to establish, branching beautifully and producing a generous early crop. The plants stay compact enough for pots but have enough vigour to fill a greenhouse bench with ease.

The pods ripen from a soft green to a warm golden-orange, long and slim with thin, crisp walls. They have a gentle fruitiness and a mild warmth that sits somewhere around 500 to 2,000 SHU, making them perfect for raw eating, salads, quick pickles or a mild salsa.

They also dry easily thanks to their thin walls, producing a fragrant golden chilli flake that’s brilliant sprinkled over soups and roast veg.

As a seed-grown variety it’s straightforward and forgiving, flowering early and producing steadily even in cooler UK summers. If you’re after a chilli that looks beautiful, tastes clean and brings brightness rather than fire, Havana Gold is a lovely one to grow.

Additional Information

▶ Species: Capsicum baccatum
(Note: Some commercial listings class this variety as C. annuum, but based on our own plants and typical growth traits, it is clearly baccatum.)

▶ Packet Contents: Ten seeds per packet.

▶ Heat Level: Mild, generally around 500–2,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU)

▶ Fruit Appearance: Slim, elongated pods with thin walls, ripening from pale green to a rich golden-orange

▶ Flavour Profile: Light, aromatic and gently fruity with a soft warmth

▶ Fruiting Time: Early to mid-season; baccatum types often begin cropping a little later but produce consistently

▶ Growing Conditions: Prefers warmth, bright light and good airflow; excellent in greenhouses, polytunnels and sheltered outdoor spots

▶ Growth Habit: Bushy, well-branched plants with strong early flowering and reliable yields

▶ Use: Perfect for salads, raw eating, mild sauces, pickling and drying into golden flakes

▶ How to Grow Chillies: My free 28-page booklet, "How to Grow Chillies," is included with every plant or seed order

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▶ 1. Easy to Grow: Some chillies are just a joy to grow — compact, reliable, and happy in a pot (5). Others shoot off in all directions or sulk at the first sign of wind (1). I’ve given higher scores to the ones that do well here in the UK.

▶ 2. Ornamental Quality: A few of these are real show-offs, with pods that look like jewels or dramatic foliage that turns heads. Others are more practical than pretty. This score is just about how good they look on the patio or in the greenhouse.

▶ 3. Heat Level: This isn’t a technical SHU score — it’s just a kitchen-friendly 1 to 5. A 1 means very mild (like a jalapeño), a 5 is properly hot (think Bhut Jolokia). It should help you judge what you’re in for!

▶ 4. Hardiness: How well do they cope with our unpredictable summers? I’ve given higher scores to the tough ones that keep going through cool nights, wind, or patchy weather without much fuss.

▶ 5. Culinary Use: This one’s about how often I actually use them. Some are perfect for pickling, stuffing or powders — others look good but don’t end up in many meals. If it’s flavourful and versatile, it scores high.

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