Bhut Jolokia
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Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bhut Jolokia - ripe fruit. 2014-10-23.
| Bhut Jolokia | |
|---|---|
| Classification | C. chinense |
| Type | habanero |
| Fruit color | red |
| Fruit shape | pendant |
| Fruit size | small |
| Heat level | extremely hot |
| Scoville Heat Units (SHU) | 800,000 - 1,500,000 |
| Maturity | midseason |
| Variety type | open-pollinated |
| Country | India |
B.C KO T
- Later season pepper that needs to be started early in our area. It does quite well in 2 gallon pots, but much better in the open ground or larger container. Pods are conical and crinkled, they turn from light green to red color, 2.5-3" long and 1" in diameter at the stem end, Extremely hot and very flavorful and aromatic. (6 seeds / packet)
Seed source:
- local nursery
Year grown: 2014
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
History
- Reportedly one of the world’s hottest chilli with an official Scoville heat rating (SHU) of 1,001,304 SHU, twice that of the previous record holder, the Red Savina.
- According to Wikipedia, Bhut Jolokia is an interspecific hybrid cultivated in the Indian states of Assam, Nagaland, and Manipur. There was initially some confusion and disagreement about whether it was a Capsicum frutescens or a Capsicum chinense pepper, but DNA tests showed it to be an interspecies hybrid, mostly C. chinense with some C. frutescens genes.
- First offered in the Seed Savers 2010 Yearbook by Gary W. Maness of Greensboro, North Carolina (NC MA G) (seeds from NC JO R 2008) and Harry Martz of Imler, Pennsylvania (PA MA H), seeds from NMSU Chile Pepper Institute.
- Assamese: ভোট-জলকীয়া
Also known as
See also
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bhut Jolokia - ripe fruit. 2014-08-30.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bhut Jolokia - ripe fruit. 2014-08-30.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bhut Jolokia - ripe fruit. 2014-09-20.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Bhut Jolokia - ripe fruit. 2014-10-23.
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Seed Availability
| Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new |
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| 2014 | . | . | |
| 2013 | 7 + 2 (as Ghost Pepper) | 0 | |
| 2012 | 7 + 2 (as Ghost Pepper) | 0 | |
| 2011 | 1 + 1 (as Ghost Pepper) | 0 | |
| 2010 | 2 + 1 (as Ghost Pepper) | 0 | |
| 2009 | 0 | . | |
| 2008 | 0 | . |
Facts about Bhut JolokiaRDF feed
| AltName | Ghost Pepper + |
| Country | India + |
| Description | Later season pepper that needs to be start … Later season pepper that needs to be started early in our area. It does quite well in 2 gallon pots, but much better in the open ground or larger container. Pods are conical and crinkled, they turn from light green to red color, 2.5-3" long and 1" in diameter at the stem end, Extremely hot and very flavorful and aromatic. (6 seeds / packet) orful and aromatic. (6 seeds / packet) |
| Heat level | extremely hot + |
| History | * Reportedly one of the world’s hottest ch … * Reportedly one of the world’s hottest chilli with an official Scoville heat rating (SHU) of 1,001,304 SHU, twice that of the previous record holder, the Red Savina.
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| Maturity | midseason + |
| Member code | B.C KO T + |
| Pepper Classification | C. chinense + |
| Pepper fruit color | red + |
| Pepper fruit shape | pendant + |
| Pepper fruit size | small + |
| Pepper type | habanero + |
| Scoville Heat Units (SHU) | 800,000 - 1,500,000 + |
| See also | Bhut Jolokia Peach +, Bhut Jolokia Orange +, Bhut Jolokia White + and Bhut Jolokia Chocolate + |
| Seed source | local nursery |
| Variety type | open-pollinated + |
| Vendor | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds + |
| Year grown | 2014 + |