Capsicum Chinense 'Chocolate Bhutlah'
Chilli 'Chocolate Bhutlah'
A small upright shrub with glossy green leaves of varying sizes depending on the variety. Chillies tend to be long, narrow, tapering fruit. The single flowers are an off-white (sometimes purplish) color while the stem is densely branched and up to 24ins tall. The 'Chocolate Bhutlah' is a cross between 'Bhut Jolokia' (Ghost pepper) and 'Chocolate Douglah' (also known as the 7 pot/pod douglah, or 7 pod brown) and is in the running for The World’s Hottest Pepper - possibly hotter than the 'Carolina Reaper'. The chillies are brown with a gnarled skin. Scoville heat units (SHU): ~2,000,000
Contributed by @reapers
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Full sun
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Occasional watering
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Free draining and fertile
Common name
Chilli 'Chocolate Bhutlah'
Latin name
Capsicum Chinense 'Chocolate Bhutlah'
type
Vegetable
family
Solanaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Free draining and fertile
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When to harvest
full grown dimensions
0.40 M
0.60 M
Capsicum Chinense 'Chocolate Bhutlah'
A small upright shrub with glossy green leaves of varying sizes depending on the variety. Chillies tend to be long, narrow, tapering fruit. The single flowers are an off-white (sometimes purplish) color while the stem is densely branched and up to 24ins tall. The 'Chocolate Bhutlah' is a cross between 'Bhut Jolokia' (Ghost pepper) and 'Chocolate Douglah' (also known as the 7 pot/pod douglah, or 7 pod brown) and is in the running for The World’s Hottest Pepper - possibly hotter than the 'Carolina Reaper'. The chillies are brown with a gnarled skin. Scoville heat units (SHU): ~2,000,000
Planting
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Plant container grown chillies in the greenhouse border when large enough to handle, about 2ft between plants
Propagation by seed in spring
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Sow seed in divided trays in early spring under glass in heat. Plant out in greenhouse border when risk of frost is passed.