UK Chili Seed Suppliers

Hot Lemon, Lemon Drop Heat Level 8++

Lovely crisp yellow chilli, perfect to add heat, colour and taste to any dish. These 1-1/2 to 2" long by 1/2 to 3/4" wide wrinkled fruits mature to a bright yellow. Ideal to freeze for use all year. They have a nice lemon flavour. This chilli is very prolific and is ideal for over wintering and growing successfully the following year with a very good harvest. (C.baccatum)

Rocoto Yellow, Heat Level 8+

A chilli much used in Mexico. Its size and shape are like small eggs. Its heat level is around 8 and it has an apple flavour. Originally from South America, the Rocoto also known as Manzano chilli it is one of the few chillies that are cultivated in Mexico that are not included in the Capsicum annuum species. It is part of the Capsicum pubescens species from the Andes region. Its name of "Manzano", meaning apple, it has others such as chilli Peron, chilli Caballo and chilli Ciruelo. It is very resistant to low temperatures. ( Capsicum Pubescens)

Photo credit to Joe Carrasco

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Rocoto / Manzano Red, Heat Level 8+

This is a great chilli with the perfect combination of heat and flavour for a wide variety of dishes fresh and cooked. It is called Locoto in Bolivia (Capsicum Pubescens)

Photo credit to Joe Carrasco

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Thailand, Heat Level 8

Fantastic for Thai and all Asian dishes and for hanging up to dry  for use all year, Elongated fruits with pointed end, more or less wrinkled, 3 to 5 cm long, 0,8 cm diameter. Fruits are generally pendant. Fruit colour is dark green to vivid red at full maturity. Upright plant habit.

Yellow Scotch Bonnet, (Big Sun) Heat Level is 9-10

Very closely related to the Habanero chilli, the Scotch Bonnet (or Bahamian, Bahama Mama, Jamaican Hot or Martinique Pepper) is just about as hot.  It has a similar apple-cherry tomato flavour. Like the Habanero, it is spherical, although rather more squashed in shape and it is smaller, 3.25-4 cm in diameter. Native to the Caribbean. It is great for salsas and sauces. (Capsicum Chinense)

Demon Red, Heat Level 10

Fruits are elongated, with slightly rounded end, 5 to 6 cm long, 0,8 cm diameter. Fruit colour is bright green to vivid red at maturity. Very hot. Upright compact plant habit, perfect for containers. Upright fruits, concentrated in clusters.

Ring of Fire, Heat Level is 6

Ring of Fire, Cayenne type chilli this is ideal for drying and grinding into powder. 4 inch long thin chillies, red when ripe after 80 days. Very abundant 2 foot plants form a perfect shape. (Capsicum annuum)

Red Habanero, 300,000 + SHU. Heat Level 10+++

The fruit shape and size are much like the regular Orange Habanero, wrinkled 1 inch to 1-1/2 inch long peppers with a tapered end. These peppers turn a brilliant red upon maturity and grow in abundance on 3-1/2 foot tall plants. Hot enough to suit even the most dedicated heat seeker. The Habanero is one of the world's hottest and most renowned chillis.  For the uninitiated even a tiny piece of Habanero would cause intense and prolonged oral suffering. Underneath the heat is a delicate plum-tomato apricot, apple-like flavour. This bright red version of Habanero is one hot pepper.  (Capsicum Chinense)

Red Scotch Bonnet Chilli Pepper, Heat Level is 9-10

The Scotch Bonnet  is not the same chilli as the Habanero they are of the same species but the Scotch Bonnet is not a Cultivar. The Scotch Bonnet has a different shape - one which closely resembles a Scot's bonnet - so it is very easy to differentiate the two. It  grows mainly in the Caribbean islands while the Habanero grows mainly in Latin and North American. The flavour of the two, however, is very similar as is their heat Level. The Scotch Bonnet Red is 1 to 1-1/2 inches in diameter, is irregularly shaped.  Some say the flavour is even more tropical and fruity than the Habanero. It is great for salsas and sauces. (Capsicum Chinense).

The Serrano, meaning 'from the mountains', is native to Mexico and south-west America.  It is widely believed to be the hottest chilli by many Americans who adore it in its red or green form. It can be best described as bullet-shaped. It can be threaded on string and dried for a colourful ornament. (Capsicum annuum)

SUNNY, Heat Level 8++

Fruits are long and thin, with pointed end, 13 cm long, 1,4 cm diameter. Dark green colour to vivid red. Pendant fruits on a slim plant can be grown in a 125mm pot.  This is a great plant to add to your collection and is ideal for all types of cooking especially for stir fries and for drying to be used all year round.

Thai Dragon, Heat Level 7

Red Thai Dragon chillis are 3 inches long and 1/2 inch wide and about 6 times hotter than Jalapenos. Two foot Thai Dragon pepper plants are high yielding, with a strong well-branched habit to support the heavy fruit set. Each plant can produce 150 to 200 chillies! Very good flavour. Use Thai Dragon fresh or hang up its heavy branches of ripe chilli fruits to easily air dry for a colourful and abundant supply all year long. (Capsicum frutescens)

Height 12" to 18"  Great for display or cooking, Medium sized 4 to 5" fruit turn red on ripening very early fruiting with excellent yield. Holds fruit well for a long shelf life has a compact upright habit. Ideal for growing in pots or containers. (Capsicum Annum)

Apache, Heat Level 5

Height 18" An attractive dwarf Chilli Pepper, Great for display and cooking, Excellent yield of 7cm long pointed fruit, Makes a superb pot or patio plant, fruits all summer long. (Capsicum frutescens)

Mohawk, Bell Pepper, perfect for adding to spicy dishes for a bit of crunch

Height 12" to 16" Great for display or cooking, very early and high yielding 4 to 5" attractive golden – orange fruits, compact spreading plant, Excellent for pots or containers. (Capsicum Annum)

Santa Fe Grande Chilli Pepper, Heat Level is 6

well adapted for the UK short-season growing, Once seen growing everyone wants one, this is the fastest selling plant at shows we attend.  Starting off yellow, they turn orange or red when mature. Santa Fe Grande's have a slightly sweet taste and are medium-hot to hot in pungency. They may be used in both cooked and raw dishes. The peppers 5 cm long and 2.5 cm wide, shaped like an egg with a point on one end. (Capsicum annuum).

Chiltepin, Heat Level 10+++

The Chiltepin/Tepin can be over wintered and re grown the following season.  Referred to the "mother of all hot peppers" the chiltepin is even hotter than the Habanero. These tiny chillis can be dried and crumbled on top of food or added to soups, stews, salsas, chorizo or any dish where some heat and flavour is appropriate. Chiltepin are hard to find and hand harvested.  Chiltepins are one of the few crops in the world which are harvested in the wild rather than cultivated.  The Tarahumara Indians of the Sonoran Desert in Mexico believe that chiltepins were the greatest protection against the evils of sorcery. (Capsicum annuum)

Ordano, Heat Level is 5

This is a great chilli for growing in containers, great flavour and heat. (Capsicum annuum)

Santaka, Heat Level 5

This is a  very tasty Japanese chilli. A very dark red fruit grows upright, . It is ideally suited for growing in containers. It is a great chilli for hanging in the kitchen and drying for use all year. (Capsicum annuum)