err I love chillies
It is 12 types again this year, some strange ones and some that I know will never work
1. Dorset Naga (Morich) from Bangladesh
Simply the worlds hottest chilli. Over 1 Million SHU. Even handle the seeds with care. End of the world Atomic hot
2. Scotch Bonnet Red from Caribbean
Grows large round fruit on a compact bush. Extremely hot 300,000 SHU
3. Szechuan from China/Asia
Small thin walled 4 inch chilli matures to red. Very popular recipe ingredient. Plenty of pods from a medium sized plant. Hot .
4. Chocolate Habanero from Jamaica
Late maturing large round fruit on a short bush. Ripens green to deep chocolate brown Extremely hot. 450,000 SHU
5. Mongolian from Mongolia
Medium sized plant growing relatively small fruit. Medium heat
6. Filipino Hot from Philippine Islands
Good yielding plant shows small red fruit. Really only medium heat.
7. Peruvian Red from Peru
Quite rare. Good yielding plant shows large, thick walled, round(ish) red fruit. Could be stuffed Hot.
8. Bermuda Hot from Bermuda
Quite rare. Thick walled fleshy, torpedo shaped fruit from a small bush. Very early to ripen. Medium heat.
9. Peach Habanero from Mexico
Good yielding small plant shows medium sized, thick fleshed, fruit. Ripen to peach colour. Good to make your own hot sauce. Extremely hot. 350,000 SHU
10. Hungarian Hot Wax
Very prolific and easy to grow.They have a crisp fleshy fruit with a mild heat. They are normally harvested yellow to keep the plant fruiting. If left they will ripen to red
11. Hot Lemon – My favourite chilli
Very hot lemon flavoured and scented chilli pepper, suitable for drying and freezing, Green fruits up to 5cm long mature to yellow. Plant height approx 60cm
12. Ring o Fire
A mass of long thin pointed pods which mature from green to red and are HOT! Ring of Fire is a hot cayenne type which is very quick to mature. One of the first hot chillies to ripen. It grows on an upright bush and can be picked green or red. This is a very productive chilli.