15 Super HOT Varieties Every Pepper Enthusiast Must Try!

 

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. 
 

Considered to be one of the hottest peppers in the WORLD
1,000,000 Scoville
Devil Yellow peppers are hot!  If you've never tried them before then you definitely need to grow these in your garden.
500,000 Scoville
These Scotch Bonnet pepper seeds will produce a plant with tons of beautifully bright 1 ½" long by 1 ½" wide hot yellow peppers.
350,000 Scoville
The Pretty Purple pepper plant produces excellent yields of hot purple colored peppers.
350,000 Scoville
The Chocolate Habanero plant produces heavy yields of 1 ¾" Long by 1 ¼" wide wrinkled hot peppers. 
300,000 Scoville
Tepin peppers are extremely hot.  Handle with care.
300,000 Scoville
The commercial hot sauce brand Cholula lists bird peppers as one of its ingredients.
200,000 Scoville
Turns from a dark green color to a bright lemon yellow as it matures. 
200,000 Scoville
The Orange habanero pepper plant produces great yields of 2" x 1" wide hot peppers. These peppers are extremely hot in flavor.
200,000 Scoville
The red caribbean habanero pepper plant produces great yields of 2" x 1" wide hot peppers. These peppers are extremely hot in flavor.
200,000 Scoville
A prefect variety for containers and raised beds.
150,000 Scoville
Plant produces excellent yields of ¾" long by ¼" wide hot peppers in a range of different colors. 
100,000 Scoville
The Nu Mex Twilight peppers are small but very very hot!  Handle with care. 
50,000 Scoville 
 
HOT but delightfully pungent in flavor!
40,000 Scoville 
Turns from green  to purple as they continue to mature. 
40,000 Scoville 

 

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