Capsicum 'Bhut Jolokia'
One of the world’s hottest chilli pepper cultivars, also referred to as the ‘ghost pepper’. The bushy plants will reach about 1.2m in height when container grown; producing 5-8cm long and 2.5-3cm wide 'wrinkled' fruit that turns from green to orange then to red.
1-1.5 metres
0.5-1 metres
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Best grown inside on a sunny windowsill or in a greenhouse, but can be grown outside once all danger of frost has passed; select a sunny, sheltered position and grow in containers, peat-free growing bags or in open ground. Water regularly and feed with a high-potassium, liquid fertiliser once the first fruit has set. See how to grow: chilli peppers for further advice.
Propagate by seed in late winter to early spring
No pruning required; pinch out growing tips of plants when they are about 20cm tall to encourage bushiness
May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite, whitefly, aphids, slugs and snails
May be susceptible to grey moulds