Scotch Bonnet Chilli Pepper Plants

Scotch Bonnet Chilli Pepper Plant – Fresh, Live and Garden Ready

Bring fiery Caribbean flavour to your kitchen garden with this Scotch Bonnet Chilli Pepper plant. One of the most popular and recognisable hot pepper varieties in the world, the Scotch Bonnet is prized for its intense heat and distinctively fruity, slightly sweet flavour. Widely used in Caribbean, West African and South-East Asian cuisines, this versatile chilli is a must-have for any heat-loving grower.

Supplied as a strong, established plant in a 2 litre root ball, this Scotch Bonnet is garden ready and ideal for growing in containers, grow bags, a greenhouse or a warm, sheltered patio. The compact, bushy habit makes it well suited to smaller growing spaces, and with the right care, each plant can produce a generous crop of wrinkled, lantern-shaped fruits that ripen from green to vibrant red or orange.

Key Features:

• 1 x Fresh Live Scotch Bonnet Chilli Pepper Plant


• Supplied in a 2 Litre Root Ball – well-established and ready to plant out or pot on


• Produces wrinkled, bonnet-shaped fruits with intense heat and a fruity, aromatic flavour


• Ideal for containers, greenhouses, polytunnels or a warm, sheltered spot outdoors


• Compact, bushy growth habit – perfect for patios and smaller gardens


• A prolific cropper when grown in full sun with regular feeding and watering

Growing Tips:

For best results, grow your Scotch Bonnet in a warm, sheltered position in full sun. In cooler climates, a greenhouse or polytunnel will help maximise fruit production. Water regularly and feed with a high-potash fertiliser once flowers appear. Harvest fruits when they have fully changed colour for the best flavour and heat.

Cultural Information:

• Botanical Name: Capsicum chinense 'Scotch Bonnet'


• Common Names: Scotch Bonnet, Bonney Pepper, Caribbean Pepper


• Classification: Tender Annual


• Fully Grown Height and Spread: 60–90 cm × 45–60 cm


• Growth Habit: Compact, Bushy


• Perfect for: Containers, Greenhouses, Polytunnels, Patios, Kitchen Gardens


• Flowering Time: Summer


• Fruiting Season: Mid Summer to Autumn


• Planting Position: Full Sun, Sheltered


• Scoville Heat Rating: 100,000–350,000 SHU (Very Hot)


• Fruit Colour: Green, ripening to Red or Orange


• Type: Tender Annual (treat as annual in the UK)


• Foliage: Mid-Green, Oval Leaves

Please Note: As this is a live plant, appearance may vary slightly from any images shown. Plants are shipped with care, though some minor leaf drop during transit is normal and plants typically recover quickly once potted on or planted out.

Free UK Delivery on Every Order

All orders placed Monday–Thursday before 2pm are packed the next working day and delivered within 24 hours of dispatch.

Example: Order on Monday → packed Tuesday → delivered Wednesday.

Orders placed Friday–Sunday are packed and shipped on Monday. We don't dispatch on weekends to ensure your plants travel fresh.

How Your Plants Arrive
Every plant is individually wrapped in our plastic-free packaging and secured in a custom box designed to keep them upright and protected in transit. If anything arrives damaged, get in touch — we'll replace it.

Returns
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