The ghost pepper (aka bhut jolokia) was officially the hottest peppers around, topping the Red Savina Habanero. It was awarded the distinction of World's Hottest of All Spices by the Guinness World Records in 2006, though was eventually toppled several times over. Honorable Mentions Containers should be well-draining and have balanced soil with room for the Carolina Reaper plant to grow. Otherwise, you may not get peppers or even have the plant pass the germination stage due to stress. Bhut Jolokia, Brain Strain, Moruga Scorpion, Carolina Reaper seeds Trinidad and Habanero types which can be slow and erratic to emerge, allow up 45 plus days for germination, compost should not be too moist to prevent the seeds from rotting, keep seed & seedlings out of draughts.

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Carolina Reaper plants can get quite large, and as such require large pots if you are growing them indoors. A fully grown Carolina Reaper plant can reach up to four feet tall and six feet wide. These peppers need full sun and can go outdoors once temperatures during the day are at least 70 degrees F. (20 C.) by day and no lower than 50 degrees F. (10 C.) at night.Ensure the timing is correct:temperatures will need to be above 70 degrees Fahrenheit during the day to get healthy growth of Carolina Reapers. Consider their long growth time when planting and make sure the season is correct. The former Guinness World Record holder for the world’s hottest pepper is the Carolina reaper pepper. It tested at an average of 1,641,183 SHUs on the Scoville scale, with individual peppers reaching over 2,500,000 SHUs. This is an extremely hot variety developed by a grower named Ed Currie. It is also called HP22B pepper. As of 2013 it is over 7 generations old. Ed created this chili pepper plant variety by crossing a Pakistani Naga with a Red Habanero type from St Vincents Island in the West Indies. Trinidad Moruga Scorpion - 2,009,231 Scoville Heat Units (SHU).

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Grown by the UK’s largest producer of peppers, Salvatore Genovese, who has a seven-acre farm in Blunham, Bedfordshire. He seems to have made it his goal to produce hotter and hotter chilies, which includes the Komodo Dragon. Looking forward to his future work. Naga Viper- 1,382,118 Scoville Heat Units (SHU). a b c "Hottest chilli pepper (2017)". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on January 28, 2023 . Retrieved October 16, 2023.

Chad initially grew Red Bhutlah peppers. He gave seeds to his friend, Steve McLaurin, who grew them out and discovered the chocolate-colored pods.