Whether you enjoy a little - or - A LOT of HEAT from your peppers, you should try growing your own! We've put together this list of our favorite SUPER HOT pepper varieties we think you should try growing in your next summer vegetable garden. From "just a little kick" to "eye watering heat" these peppers will get you excited about making homemade salsas, hot sauce and even pepper jellies.
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Considered to be one of the hottest peppers in the WORLD |
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Devil Yellow peppers are hot! If you've never tried them before then you definitely need to grow these in your garden. |
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These Scotch Bonnet pepper seeds will produce a plant with tons of beautifully bright 1 ½" long by 1 ½" wide hot yellow peppers. |
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The Pretty Purple pepper plant produces excellent yields of hot purple colored peppers. |
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The Chocolate Habanero plant produces heavy yields of 1 ¾" Long by 1 ¼" wide wrinkled hot peppers. |
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Tepin peppers are extremely hot. Handle with care. |
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The commercial hot sauce brand Cholula lists bird peppers as one of its ingredients. |
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Turns from a dark green color to a bright lemon yellow as it matures. |
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The Orange habanero pepper plant produces great yields of 2" x 1" wide hot peppers. These peppers are extremely hot in flavor. |
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The red caribbean habanero pepper plant produces great yields of 2" x 1" wide hot peppers. These peppers are extremely hot in flavor. |
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A prefect variety for containers and raised beds. |
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Plant produces excellent yields of ¾" long by ¼" wide hot peppers in a range of different colors. |
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The Nu Mex Twilight peppers are small but very very hot! Handle with care. |
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HOT but delightfully pungent in flavor! |
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Turns from green to purple as they continue to mature. |
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How to Grow Organic Hot Peppers and Chiles from Seed
