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Home » Chili Pepper Types » Medium-Hot Chili Peppers » Super Chili Chili Peppers

Super Chili Chili Peppers

by Mike Hultquist · Sep 27, 2013 · 14 Comments

Scoville Heat Units: 40,000-50,000 SHU

These small peppers grow upright in clusters and mature from light green to red, often with shades of orange in between. They do best in a hot, humid climate. They grow to 1 ½”-2” in length and ½”- 1” in width and have a cone shape. They are decorative and colorful, and are often used as a border in gardens with limited space.

Red and green chili peppers

The Super Chili is great for flavoring Asian dishes, including Thai and Szechwan cuisine, among others. Like many other chili peppers, they can be harvested and used at any stage of maturity.

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  1. Jasmin Garcia says

    March 03, 2023 at 10:41 am

    does the super chili have a different name when it's dried?

    Reply
    • Mike Hultquist says

      March 05, 2023 at 12:59 pm

      I'm not sure, Jasmin. Not that I know of, but please share if you learn something more.

      Reply
  2. Costas Giannakenas MD, PhD says

    October 23, 2022 at 1:49 pm

    Came across this while looking up Mechico (ornamental) peppers for the SHU, growing etc.
    Appearance-wise they are a perfect match... are they the same chili?

    PS: Chili pepper madness is very addictive... it got me hooked on chilies

    Reply
    • Mike Hultquist says

      October 25, 2022 at 8:43 am

      Thanks, Costas. There are a lot of ornamental types that looks exactly alike, and often are the same pepper with just a different name from the area grown. It does make it confusing!

      Reply
  3. Sal Poppie says

    May 06, 2022 at 8:53 am

    5 stars
    I hand craft "Sal's Hot Hand Crafted Hotsauce" in Ulster County , NY
    It's better then Tabasco or any other traditional hot sauce...
    not as hot as ghost pepper sauces...
    Great pepper to grow...
    Too much rain and shade will hold back production...iuse a portable hoop house to keep the heat on it and drip irrigation to feed...
    Have fun...
    POPPIE

    Reply
  4. Lana says

    March 01, 2022 at 10:06 pm

    I’m trying to identify a pepper plant I was given and I thought it was African Bird’s Eye but it might be this one. They are HOT. My husband can eat one, but not one else has managed to eat one without dying inside. They are upright, after two seasons in a pot, taking it in for the winter, it is about 12” tall and about 15-18” wide. The peppers are slender just like the ones in the picture. They get to about 1-1 1/2” long. They start light yellow, then go darker yellow, orange and some purple stripping then red when ripe. Do you think it could be this one or African Bird’s Eye?

    Reply
    • Michael Hultquist - Chili Pepper Madness says

      March 06, 2022 at 9:34 am

      Lana, it actually does sound like African Birds Eye, though could be some other type of similar ornamental, possibly Bolivian Rainbow.

      Reply
  5. Colton Giddens says

    September 06, 2019 at 2:03 pm

    How would you go about harvesting, storing and planting these seeds?

    Reply
    • Michael Hultquist - Chili Pepper Madness says

      September 07, 2019 at 10:29 am

      Colton, it would be best for you start in the Growing Chili Peppers section of the site. I have a lot of information there that will most likely answer your questions. Take care.

      https://www.chilipeppermadness.com/growing-chili-peppers/

      Reply
  6. chris says

    August 07, 2016 at 4:32 pm

    slice into small rings and add to pancakes to jump start your morning

    Reply
  7. Don says

    September 08, 2015 at 2:50 am

    I typically use these as dried, rough grind chile to shake into various dishes ( and on pizza.). Productive in the Mid-west and one of my staples

    Reply
  8. Joel says

    August 10, 2015 at 1:30 am

    Hotter than chile serrano, milder than chile habanero - they have a straightforward flavor and compliment Asian cuisines. They're a little one dimensional for salsa, in my opinion. I love this heat level, though.

    Reply
  9. Mike from Chili Pepper Madness says

    June 29, 2015 at 3:06 pm

    Debra, these run in the range of 40,000-50,000 Scoville Heat Units, which is starting to get fairly hot.

    Reply
  10. debra says

    June 25, 2015 at 10:06 pm

    Just how hot do these peppers get

    Reply

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