Chilli 'Scotch Bonnet' – Very Hot Chilli Pepper (Set of 3 or 6)

Chilli 'Scotch Bonnet' is a compact, bushy plant grown for a heavy crop of hot fruit through summer and early autumn.

Scotch Bonnet is intensely hot, roughly 100,000 to 350,000 Scoville units, with a distinctly fruity, slightly sweet flavour that runs through Caribbean, West African and South East Asian cooking. The wrinkled, lantern shaped fruit ripens from green to red or orange. Plants make a compact bush around 40 to 70cm tall and 30 to 50cm across and crop from summer into early autumn.

Each plant is supplied as a strong, well rooted 10.5cm plant, grown in peat-free compost at our Yorkshire nursery, so it settles quickly into a pot, a greenhouse border or a sunny bed. Give it the warmest, sunniest spot you have, water regularly and feed with a high potassium feed once the first fruit sets. Chillies are not hardy and are killed by the first frost, so keep plants under cover until the nights are warm and bring them in again before the weather turns. A sunny windowsill or a conservatory suits them as well as a sheltered patio.

Chilli fruit and foliage can irritate the skin and eyes, and can cause irritation if eaten, so wash your hands after picking and keep plants out of reach of children and pets.

Cultural Information

• Common Name: Chilli pepper
• Fully Grown Height and Spread: Typically 40 to 70cm tall by 30 to 50cm across
• Growth Habit: Compact to upright, bushy annual
• Perfect For: Patio pots, containers, greenhouses, conservatories and a sunny windowsill
• Foliage: Healthy mid green leaves
• Flowering Time: Late spring to summer, small white flowers
• Planting Position: Full sun in a warm, sheltered spot. Grows well in a pot or container
• Soil Type: Fertile, moisture retentive and well drained
• Hardiness: Not hardy. Killed by the first frost, so plant out only once the frosts have passed
• Maintenance: Low to moderate. Water regularly, feed with a high potassium feed once the first fruit sets and pick often to keep the crop coming
• Seasonal Interest: Spring, summer and autumn
• Type: Tender annual, grown as an annual in Britain

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