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Chilli Pepper Scotch Bonnet Red Seeds
Chilli Seeds from Sow Seeds Ltd
Scotch Bonnet Red is one of the best known and popular chillies and certainly rates as our top seller. It gets its name from the Scottish 'tam o' shanter' hat it resembles.
Scotch Bonnet Red is Native to Central America and grown as a vegetable, Capsicum chinense is a tropical herb that is 70-80 cm tall. C. chinense varieties are well known for their unique flavours and many have exceptional heat. The hottest peppers in the world are members of this species, with Scoville Heat Unit scores of over 2 million. The leaves are compound with each leaf composed of 3 leaflets. The flowers found in the axils of leaves. They are white and occur singly or in clusters of two. The fruit is used as a flavouring and spice. It has tonic and antiseptic properties. It increases perspiration, reduces pain sensitivity, and stimulates the circulatory and digestive systems.
The chillies are very very hot with a strong aroma. They measure 2.5 to 4cm long by 2.5 to 3cm wide and mature from a lovely pale green to red. They taste best fresh but this thin-walled variety can also be frozen/pickled or put in olive oil very successfully.
Scotch Bonnet Red is a short bushy plant that reaches about 50cm tall and looks 'fab' in containers but as Scotch Bonnets are late to mature (late Aug/Sept) sow early to ensure it produces good yields.
This is not one for the 'faint hearted' but great for chilli heads!
PLEASE NOTE - we do not recommend growing chillies on a windowsill, especially the hotter varieties. Chillies need a constant and consistent temperature to germinate and windowsills above radiators do not provide the ideal conditions.
Scotch Bonnet Red Chilli Seed Information
| Seeds Per Pack: | 20 |
| Sow Hot Scale: |
 
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| Scoville Rating: | 100,000 - 350,000 SHU (View the Scoville Scale) |
| When to Sow: | January - April |
| Time to Fruit: | 90 - 100 days |
| Harvest: | August - October |
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Please note, we are unable to deliver seeds to countries outside the UK. Due to new BREXIT regulations, we can no longer supply to the Republic of Ireland, sorry.
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