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.
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.
Costas Giannakenas MD, PhD says
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
Mike Hultquist says
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!
Sal Poppie says
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
Lana says
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?
Michael Hultquist - Chili Pepper Madness says
Lana, it actually does sound like African Birds Eye, though could be some other type of similar ornamental, possibly Bolivian Rainbow.
Colton Giddens says
How would you go about harvesting, storing and planting these seeds?
Michael Hultquist - Chili Pepper Madness says
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/
chris says
slice into small rings and add to pancakes to jump start your morning
Don says
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
Joel says
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.
Mike from Chili Pepper Madness says
Debra, these run in the range of 40,000-50,000 Scoville Heat Units, which is starting to get fairly hot.
debra says
Just how hot do these peppers get