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

Wow, enormous, heavy, dazzling red, curly-whirly fruits make an astonishing sight when they all ripen together. A stunning compact variety (30-35cm) ideal indoors on a big windowsill or outdoors in summer. Sweet, lightly fruity with a clean finish. The really tasty long pods are produced in abundance held above the foliage, and start out a dark purple, finally turning to shades of purple, oranges and vibrant red all at the same time. (3,000-9,000 SHU) ... Learn More

Strong-tasting, long and beautiful, hot fruits finally ripen through green and yellow to a bright orange-yellow. This is one of the ten famous pepper varieties that the Chinese Academy of Sciences sent for a prolonged spell in an orbiting satellite. This was to make the seeds mutate very rapidly to produce new varieties, and increase size and yield.... Looks like it worked, but no worries, these offspring are completely safe. (10,000 to 20,000 SHU) ... Learn More

This small, pointed, cherry-type hot pepper has an unusual triangular shape resembling a small spinning top. The fruit have a hot (measuring 30,000 on the Scoville Scale) yet fruity flavour and are ideal for pickling or can be crushed up as a sauce. Plants bears fruit all season long and may be grown in the greenhouse and outdoors in pots. ... Learn More

A truly rare chilli variety from Peru, Sugar Rush Peach, is one of the most incredible looking and best tasting peppers. It has a distinctive sweetness, and a bright, floral, and fruity flavour with nuances of citrus, apricot, and peach, followed by a moderate to hot level of spice. So in short, they are sweet, the plants grow very quickly, and they have a gorgeous peachy color when mature, making this pepper very desirable for home gardeners. (100,000 SHU) ... Learn More

Vibrant, vigorous plants produce an abundance of mild, vaguely banana-shaped peppers. This famous red variant of the yellow-fruiting Sweet Banana tastes just the same though, with a sweet tangy flavour with just a hint of fresh tropical fruit. They are perfect for eating fresh, or pickling, or even adding a splash of gentle heat to any culinary creation. (0-500 SHU) ... Learn More

These sweet miniature bell peppers from Pennsylvania grow on relatively small bushes, the fruit being only a couple of inches in size but, as their name suggests, they can be stuffed to form tasty appetisers, although they can also be pickled or grilled! ... Learn More

Probably the most well known pepper in the world, due to the infamous 'Tabasco' sauce, this tall, vigorous pepper, can yield up to 100 fruits per plant with small fruits 3cm in length. Your chance to avoid the shop bought versions and make your own amazing chill sauce this year....why not give it a go! It is suitable for both greenhouse growing or outdoor in pots, but will require support. Scoville units / heat level: 50,000 ... Learn More

An ideal and easy-to-grow container plant, popular at Oriental supermarkets, this beautiful ornamental and culinary pepper is easy to grow and also very prolific. It is well-known for its extreme spiciness. Heat 4 ... Learn More

A rare variety from Thailand producing heavy yields of 6-10mm long by 15mm wide, hot peppers that turn from green to orange when mature, and which are excellent both for cooking and stir-fry. They have a floral aroma and a medium to intense, long-lasting heat. Production from these plants is quite exceptional with constant production of pods well into the cooler months of the season. This variety also seems to be unusually tolerant to insects and infections. A really fantastic variety that will produce a smashing bumper crop. ... Learn More

One of the very hottest and spiciest chillies in the world! Fruits produced are small to medium and rather lumpy shaped, and mature from lime green to bright red. The peppers have a tender fruit-like flavour, if you can stand it, making a perfect combination of hot and sweet. (1,200,000 to 2,000,000 SHU) ... Learn More

This variety produces good yields of sweet bell peppers. The large blocky peppers turn from ivory white to bright orange-red when mature. ... Learn More

These lovely fruits need no description, being one of the healthiest foods you can eat, providing roughage as well as being sweet and juicy, so people in warmer countries can soon have a long-lived fruit tree in their garden! These plants also make attractive indoor container plants for growers in colder climates. ... Learn More

Usually a pale green to yellow when ripe, this amazing fruit is much larger than a grapefruit, with sweet flesh and thick spongy rind. By far the largest citrus in the world, the pummelo can reach 12" in diameter. Similar in appearance to a large grapefruit, it is native to South and Southeast Asia and is a natural citrus fruit, not a hybrid, and is indeed one of the original citrus species from which the rest of cultivated citrus were produced by hybridisation. The pummelo tree itself bears most attractive white flowers and generally has a somewhat crooked trunk and low, irregular branches. ... Learn More

Giant pinky-yellow pumpkins which have been developed over the years to grow to produce the maximum sized fruit of any plant. Although grown primarily for competition, the dark flesh of the mature pumpkin is tasty when used as pie filling. ... Learn More