‘Hot Lolly’ is 40cm tall producing 7-10cm long fruits that ripen from creamy green to orange then red, giving a multicoloured effect, and can be eaten at any colour stage. The fruits are hot 50,000 SHU with red being the hottest. ... Learn More

A true cross between two famous varieties, the Purple Tiger Jalapeno is one of the most beautiful pepper plants you will ever encounter. Surrounded by dazzling variegated leaves, the fruits are 2-3 inch slim jalapenos which start out purple and ripen to red, but as they ripen the striping effects slowly appear on the deep red (Stripes on fruits in picture not yet developed). They have a sweetness to them with a medium heat, making them perfect for adding vibrant colour to salads, salsas and many other recipes. (8,000 - 12,000 SHU) Medium Heat. ... Learn More

One of the most popular chilli varieties, producing long, green pods up to 10cm long, with a medium heat and slightly spicy flavour. Most commonly picked when green, they can also be left to fully ripen to a bright orange or red. A very versatile pepper which is delicious when stuffed with cheese, and grilled, sliced in salads and also are great for pickling. Prefers full sun and a sheltered position if grown outside in pots or containers, or grow them in your greenhouse or conservatory. Scoville units/heat level: 2,500 - 10,000 ... Learn More

This compact plant bears heavy sets of multiple straight pods which mature early in the season and continue to produce fruit for a long extended harvest. The fragrant and fiery fruit (rating 23,000 on the Scoville scale) quickly ripen from green to rich deep red. This is the most commonly grown chilli in Tibet where they are made into spicy sauces and pastes. Ideal for pot production and garden containers. ... Learn More

Choice, and very rarely offered, this gem is a favourite for ornamental landscaping as well as eating. A stunning plant, it has purple blooms, dark purple to onyx black foliage and smallish shiny fruit. Unripe black and purple chilies tend to be milder than the ripe crimson red ones (ranging from 10,000 to 30,000 SHU). ... Learn More

Monkey Face Red is not only a cool looking chilli pepper, with pods growing to about 11 cm long and often resembling a monkey’s face, they have a delicious sweet flavour and only upper mid heat and would be great in a salsa or sprinkled over your dinner! Growing well in a pot to about 60 cm in height, they can grow much bigger if planted in the ground. Ripening from green to red, the sizeable fruits have a distinctive taste of lemon and mango. Mild. (1.000-10.000 SHU) ... Learn More

A very hot pepper indeed, it sits very near to the top of the hot pepper scale, above the Jalapeno, and at between 10,000 and 20,000 Scoville units of heat, which parallels the famous Serrano pepper in terms of overall pungency. The taste is similar to the bright, crisp taste of the jalapeño, but is just a fraction sweeter. This rather rude and phallic-looking pepper usually grows to between four and six inches long, and ripens from green to a shocking-red, adding even more to the description of "The Most Pornographic Pepper" by Organic Gardening Magazine. Indeed, we were rather reluctant to ... Learn More

A very hot pepper indeed, it sits very near to the top of the hot pepper scale, above the Jalapeno, and at between 5,000 and 20,000 Scoville units of heat, which parallels the famous Serrano pepper in terms of overall pungency. The taste is similar to the bright, crisp taste of the jalapeño, but is just a fraction sweeter. This rather rude and phallic-looking pepper usually grows to between four and six inches long, and ripens from green to yellow. Although not quite as suggestive as the red form, it has been given the description of "The Most Pornographic Pepper" by Organic Gardening Magaz ... Learn More

‘Red Glow’ as the name suggests, is a hotter pepper than its relative 'Orange Glow' with the heat packed into slightly smaller red fruits of 7cm long, with a yield of up to 25 fruits per plant. This pepper can be grown in either the greenhouse or outside in pots, but will require support. The flavour and heat lends itself well to Mexicans dishes, spicy soups and is great for pickling for the winter months. Scoville units / heat level: 27,000 ... Learn More

This unusual pepper is ideal picked when small and green for low levels of heat, because the heat increases as the fruits get larger and continue to mature to red. Also known as the Tapas Pepper, this is excellent added to stir fries. Originally introduced from South America, it produces a mass of small conical fruits, with a long curled pedicle. Play Spanish Roulette! Every batch of 10 or so peppers contains a hot one, and we mean really piquant! Because it is impossible to distinguish the hot pepper from the milder pods, eating a portion of Padrón peppers is popularly linked to the Russian ... Learn More

These very attractive small, smooth, rather rounded but cuboid fruit, have large seed cavities inside them. The hollows within these beautiful pillar-box red sweet Italian peppers make them particularly suitable for being stuffed, but of course they can also be eaten as a normal salad item. ... Learn More

A very rare chili from altitude in Peru, with round, oblong, pear-shaped fruits, locally known as an "apple chili", with a remarkable likeness to tomatoes, and an amazing citrusy and juicy flavour! Also known as Manzano and sometimes as 'Gringo Killers', do not mistake this variety for a sweet pepper! Looking also like a miniature bell pepper, its thick-walled juicy pods have distinctive, jet-black seeds. A most distinctive plant, it has hairy stems and leaves, with attractive blue-violet flowers. Originating from Peru, where it thrives at more than 2,500 meters, it is one of the very few ch ... Learn More

Very attractive small cuboid peppers with sweet flavour. Their colour changes from yellow to pillar box red as they ripen. They are suitable for being grown in containers. (70 days from transplanting. Heat-1) ... Learn More

Named for its resemblance to the Scottish Tam o'Shanter hat, most Scotch Bonnets have a heat rating of 100,000–350,000 Scoville Units. This is really very, very hot, and just for comparison, most jalapeño peppers have a heat rating of 2,500 to 8,000. Fresh bonnets change from green to colours ranging from yellow to scarlet red and taste best fresh, but this thin-walled variety can also be frozen or pickled or even put in olive oil very successfully. They are used to flavour many different dishes and cuisines worldwide, and are especially useful in hot sauces and condiments. (Heat-4) ... Learn More

Named for its resemblance to the Scottish Tam o'Shanter hat, most Scotch Bonnets have a heat rating of 100,000–350,000 Scoville Units. This yellow form is really very, very hot, and just for comparison, most jalapeño peppers have a heat rating of 2,500 to 8,000. Fresh bonnets change from green to colours ranging from yellow to scarlet red and taste best fresh, but this thin-walled variety can also be frozen or pickled or even put in olive oil very successfully. They are used to flavour many different dishes and cuisines worldwide, and are especially useful in hot sauces and condiments. (Heat-4 ... Learn More