7 Pot Pepper

7 Pot peppers belong to the species Capsicum chinense which is a species of chili pepper native to the Americas. C. chinense varieties are well known for their exceptional heat and unique flavors. The hottest peppers in the world are members of this species, with Scoville Heat Unit scores of over 2 million. Some are hybrids result of cross-pollination among different types and may not be considered stable varieties yet.

The 7 pot peppers score around 800,000 to 1,800,000 SHU.

Capsicum chinense

Scientific classification

Kingdom: Plantae

Order: Solanales

Family: Solanaceae

Genus: Capsicum

Species: C. chinense

Binomial name Capsicum chinense Jacq.

Some taxonomists consider them part of the species C. annuum. However, the number of flowers or fruit per node can generally identify C. annuum and C. chinense pepper plants—one for C. annuum and two to five for C. chinense, though this method is not always correct. The two species can also hybridize and generate inter-specific hybrids.

All Capsicum species originated in the New World. Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin (1727–1817), a Dutch botanist, erroneously named the species in 1776, because he believed they originated in China due to their prevalence in Chinese cuisine after their introduction by European explorers.

Within C. chinense, the appearance and characteristics of the plants can vary greatly. Varieties such as the well-known Habanero grow to form small, compact perennial bushes about 0.5 m in height.

The flowers, as with most Capsicum species, are small and white with five petals. When it forms, the fruit varies greatly in color and shape, with red, orange, and yellow being the most common mature colors, but colors such as brown and purple are also known. Another similarity with other species would be shallow roots, which are very common.

C. chinense is native to Central America, the Yucatan region, and the Caribbean islands. The term Habanero, meaning from Habana (Havana, Cuba), comes from the fact that several peppers of this species were exported out from this port in its native range.

In warm climates such as these, it is perennial and can last for several years, but in cooler climates, C. chinense does not usually survive the winter. However, it will readily germinate from the previous year's seed in the following growing season.

Seeds of C. chinense have been found in cave dwellings in Central America that indicate the natives have been consuming peppers since 7000 BC. In Eastern Mexico, dry pepper fruits and seeds have been recovered from 9000 years old burials in Tamaulipas and Tehuacán, further indicating their use since 7000 BC. Domestication might have taken place 10,000 to 12,000 years ago in Central-East Mexico.

C. chinense peppers have been cultivated for thousands of years in their native regions, but have only been available in areas of Asia and Africa for about 400–500 years following the Columbian Exchange. Selection in the new environments have led to the rise of new varieties that are bred and farmed in Asia and Africa.

C. chinense are also popular with many gardeners for their bright colors (ornamental value) and for their fruit.

7 Pot Barrackpore

· ~1.300.000

· Trinidad

· Capsicum chinense

· The 7 Pot Barackpore is the only known pepper to have the ability to prepare multiple meals through one use. Along with that, the pepper comes in different appearances, shapes and sizes. You may find some some 7 pot Barackpores with wrinkled and or bubbly surfaces. You may also notice that this pepper comes in different colors with white, yellow, brown and red.

7 Pot Brain Strain Red

· ~1000000

· Trinidad

· Capsicum chinense

· 7 Pot Brain Strain is a variety that was developed from selected plants that could produce the desired traits. David Capiello developed this variety over 5 years ago when he obtained 7 pot seeds from a Trinidad and Tobago grower known as Sara. He selected the pods with traits that Moruga scorpions have and named them Brain Strain. Many growers believe that this is the hottest variety of the seven Pot strain chile plants. This plant is highly productive and has a fruity flavor like the other pots.

7 Pot Brain Strain Yellow

· ~1000000

· Trinidad

· Capsicum chinense

· One of the hottest peppers out there. In 2007, this variant of the 7 pod was discovered. The plants can grow more than one meter high. Because of its lumpy appearance this chili pepper looks like a brain. Yellow variant.

7 Pot Brown

· ~1.000.000

· Trinidad

· Capsicum chinense

· This variety is closely linked to the 7 Pot/Pod and Trinidad Scorpion landrace varieties. It may or may not be a different variety. This pepper is a relatively new variation on the original Trinidad superhots. Ripe pods are brown in colour, with the white internal membrane covering much of the inside of the pepper. There is still debate as to whether the brown or chocolate 7 Pod is the same variety as the Douglah.

7 Pot Bubblegum

· ~1000000

· Inglaterra

· Capsicum chinense

· 7 Pod Bubblegum is a cross between Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Red and 7 Pod Yellow and was originally made in the UK. It was created by John Harper. It is said the name bubblegum comes from the flavor of the pods. The particularity of this variety is the red color to the cap (calyx) and some parts of the stem when the pepper has ripened. Like all 7 Pods also this one is super hot. This variety is not 100% stable yet.

7 Pot Burgundy

· ~1000000

· Trinidad

· Capsicum chinense

· 7 pod, also known as 7 pot, is a chili pepper that originates from Trinidad. It is a rare and extremely hot chili. The pungency of this pepper is similar to that of the Bhut Jolokia and Naga Morich. It’s said that 1 pod will spice seven pots of stew.

7 Pot Caramel

· ~1000000

· Trinidad

· Capsicum chinense

· One of the sweetest super hot chili peppers. It’s very thin fruit wall makes it perfect for drying. Peppers mature from light green to caramel. Scoville Units: 800.000 ~ 1.000.000

7 Pot Chaguanas

· ~1000000

· Trinidad

· Capsicum chinense

· The 7 Pod Chaguanas is a variety that was discovered in the town of Chaguanas in Trinidad and Tobago. The 7 Pod Chaguanas is often longer and they say hotter than the average 7 Pod.

7 Pot Chocolate

· ~1.853.936

· Trinidad

· Capsicum chinense

· From Trinidad, an island just northeast of Venezuela, the 7-Pot is a Caribbean chile. It’s similar in shape to the Habanero and has similar “pimpling” to other super-hot peppers, like the Naga Morich. Its flavor is fruity, sweet and nutty, if you can get past the intense and sweat-inducing heat. The Chocolate 7-Pot, also called the 7-Pot Douglah, is named after its ability to “spice 7 pots of stew.” The name Douglah comes from the Trinidad meaning of the word: people of “mixed race” are called Douglah. The 7-Pot is grown in the “back country” of Trinidad. They are not commercially grown yet. Currently they are difficult to find but have nonetheless become popular and much sought after.

7 Pot Congo Giant Red

· ~1.000.000

· Trinidad

· Capsicum chinense

· This Gigantic 7 Pot SR chile plant can produce pods so big that the actual pepper will fill up the palm of your hand. This chile plant variety grows under 3 feet in height. But produces lots of fruity superhot pods. They ripen from green to dark red.

7 Pot Congo Giant Yellow

· ~1.000.000

· Trinidad

· Capsicum chinense

· 7 Pot Congo SR Gigantic Yellow kaufen - eine spezielle Brain Strain Variante mit großén Früchten! Die 7 Pot Brain Strain sind mit 7-stelligen Scoville-Werten höllenscharf und besitzen trotzdem ein schönes Aroma! Hier kommt die folgende Variante: 7 Pot Congo SR Gigantic Yellow

7 Pot Douglah

· ~1.853.396

· Trinidad

· Capsicum chinense

· The 7 pod Douglah is a Capsicum Chinense from Trinidad, and one of the hottest chillies on the planet; hottest of all the 7 Pods. It’s an amazing plant that grows to about 1.5 metre in a pot or nearly 2 metres in the ground. This is the Alphanerdz strain and is a seriously INSANE variety. It looks like it’s covered in chocolate, but don’t let that beautiful colour fool you to take a big bite. The 7 pod chilli is from the Caribbean regions. It’s also called 7 pot, because it is said that one pod is enough to make 7 pots of food hot. Pods are habanero-like in their shape and matures from green to chocolate brown. Flavour wise: Fruity and juicy. Heat wise: Extremely hot 10+++

7 Pot Infinity

· ~1.067.286

· Inglaterra

· Capsicum chinense

· 7 pot chili Infinity, Capsicum Chinense, is a chilli created in England by chilli breeder Nick Woods of Fire Foods, Grantham, Lincolnshire. For two weeks in February 2011, Infinity 7 pot chili held the Guinness World Record title for the hottest chilli – SHU 1.067.286. The plant looks AMAZING. It’s 1 meter tall and 1.5 meters wide in a 30 cm pot and in the ground, it would get bigger. Big and bushy, full of golf ball size pods that turn from green to a deep red. They seem full of placenta when cut open and fill the room with a beautiful floral fruity aroma. The Infinity would be suitable for making your own hot curry powder. Use a grinder and powder it up and mix it with Cinnamon & Cardamom, and you have a delicious curry. Taste wise: Fruity sweet tang and slightly bitter. Heat wise: Insane 10+++

7 Pot Jonah

· ~1.200.000

· Trinidad

· Capsicum chinense

· The Trinidad 7 Pot Jonah is a larger chile plant that produces larger 7 Pot strain pods. A more fruity flavor than the standard 7 Pot and slightly higher heat. The peppers mature from light green to red. Surface of pods are pimply and lumpy with some even growing little Scorpion tails. No doubt in my mind that Scorpions and 7 Pots are related. We believe this pepper consistently has higher average heat levels than the Ghost chile.

7 Pot Madballz

· ~1.066.882

· Trinidad

· Capsicum chinense

· As of 2013 this is an F5 generation cross between a Trinidad Yellow 7 Pot and a Chocolate Bhut Jolokia. It was created by a pepper grower nicknamed Madhatter. Peppers have a nice fruity floral flavor. They get a nice wrinkly texture and ripen to a reddish brown. The 7 Pot Madballz pepper can get almost 3 inches long. The 7 Pot Madballz chile pepper plants can get up to 4 feet tall.

7 Pot Orange

· ~1.000.000

· Trinidad

· Capsicum chinense

· This Orange 7 pot pepper originates from Trinidad. It is a rare and extremely hot chilli and one of the many 7 pods available. It is a stocky plant that loves some shade, grows to under a meter and is a great producer of beautiful golf ball size orange pods. The pods are habanero like in there shape and matures from green to orange. They are thick, sweet and juicy with the great 7 pod taste and heat. A really good looking plant that grows great, tastes great and has a ripper heat. We can only recommend the Orange 7 pot pepper. Flavour wise: Sweet and juicy. Heat wise: Extremely hot 10++

7 Pot Peach

· ~1.000.000

· Trinidad

· Capsicum chinense

· This is the first and only peach colored 7 pod pepper. The hottest peach variety available for any chilihead looking for superhot peach variety. Like all the peppers created this season, shapes, color, sizes, and texture variation is not uncommon. Strong 7 pod aroma and extreme heat makes this variety a great choice for extreme heat seekers.

7 Pot Primo Red

· ~1.268.250

· Trinidad

· Capsicum chinense

· The elusive Primo pepper. This is a very rare pepper and true primo seeds are hard to come by. The 7 Pot Primo is very distinctive with its long skinny “tail”. Some recent peppers cultivators have tried to replicate this look because the tail is just terrifying (ie Carolina Reaper). When you just look at this pepper, you know it’s going to be INSANELY hot.

7 Pot Primo Yellow

· ~1.469.000

· USA

· Capsicum chinense

· This is the natural Yellow mutation of the Trinidad 7 Pot Primo created by Troy Primeaux of Louisiana. A few growers over the years had some of their 7 Pot Primo chile plants produce yellow pods and these are from them. The stability of this strain cannot be guaranteed as it has only been grown out for a few years. The heat level is lower than the original red variety and like other yellow orange superhots will have a more sweeter citrus type flavor. The peppers ripen from light green to Yellow and finally light orange. Yellow 7 Pot Primo chile plants will grow over 3 feet in height.

7 Pot Red

· ~1.000.000

· Trinidad

· Capsicum chinense

· Over 1 Million Scovilles. The heat of the 7-Pot pepper is similar to the Bhut Jolokia but with a more fruity and nutty flavor, like other Caribbean peppers. It is becoming more popular and well known among chile heads, but the seeds are very rare and hard to find. The 7-Pot is from Trinidad, and there are a few different versions, including the Yellow 7-Pot, the 7-Pot Jonah, and the Chocolate, or 7-Pot Douglah. It is related to the Trinidad Scorpion Pepper and has rough, pimpled skin, but is more plump, with a ribbed texture and a more fruity flavor.

7 Pot Rennie

· ~1.000.000

· Trinidad

· Capsicum chinense

· This variety is closely linked to the 7 Pot/Pod and Trinidad Scorpion landrace varieties. It may or may not be a different variety.

7 Pot Rusty

· ~1.000.000

· Trinidad

· Capsicum chinense

· 7 Pod Rusty is a super hot chili pepper. Peppers mature from dark green to rustic red. It’s perfect for making a super hot, deep red sauce.

7 Pot White

· ~1.000.000

· Trinidad

· Capsicum chinense

· The white 7 Pod Pepper is a Capsicum Chinense from the Caribbean regions. The plant grows to 1 metre in a pot and would grow bigger, if you plant it in the ground. The taste of this 7 pod chilli is sweet and fruity with a hint of celery. It’s very crunchy like an apple and has a thin but firm skin. Quite different from the usual capsicum taste you get with a lot of chillies. The pods are habanero like in their shape and matures from green to white. The 7 pod chillies are from the Caribbean regions. It’s also called 7 pot, because it is said that one pod is enough to make 7 pots of food hot. We highly recommend the 7 pod peppers, cause of their unique flavour and their awesome heat level. Flavour wise: Nice & crunchy with a fruity taste. Heat level: Extremely hot

7 Pot Yellow

· ~1.000.000

· Trinidad

· Capsicum chinense

· The Yellow 7 pod pepper is a Capsicum Chinense and originates from Trinidad. It’s a rare and extremely hot chilli and our favourite chilli for flavour amongst the 7 pod peppers. This 7 pod variety produces huge pods from around 14 grams to 22 grams. The plant grows to over a meter tall in a pot and over 10 feet if you plant it in the ground. One of the best producer of nuclear hot pepper pods. It looks stunning in the garden with all the bright yellow pods.

7-Pot

· ~1.000.000

· Trinidad

· Capsicum chinense

· Over 1 Million Scovilles. The heat of the 7-Pot pepper is similar to the Bhut Jolokia but with a more fruity and nutty flavor, like other Caribbean peppers. It is becoming more popular and well known among chile-heads, but the seeds are very rare and hard to find. The 7-Pot is from Trinidad, and there are a few different versions, including the Yellow 7-Pot, the 7-Pot Jonah, and the Chocolate, or 7-Pot Douglah. It is related to the Trinidad Scorpion Pepper and has rough, pimpled skin, but is more plump, with a ribbed texture and a more fruity flavor.