FREE: Thai "Basket of Fire" Cayenne--10 Seeds

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So many chilies are either very upright or very dwarf and compact but although ‘Basket of Fire’ starts off as a rounded plant when young (as in the picture), it soon spreads out and develops a semi-trailing habit. Reaching about 12 in/30 cm in height it spreads out to twice that so ideal is in a container. And this new British-bred variety has two other important features.

The small fruits can be used at any stage from early in their maturity, when they’re deep purple, through yellow to orange to full red ripeness. And this blend of colours makes a very attractive plant. You get the best of both worlds. Are they hot? Well, its Scoville heat rating is about 80000 which puts it in the middle range between Cayenne and Habenero chilies.

Plants are fairly quick to mature, there should be some useable fruits about five weeks after transplanting and fully ripe fruits after about three months. And ‘Basket of Fire’ is very prolific. Three plants can produce several hundred chilies and with useful tolerance to cool conditions the fruits continue ripening until well into the autumn. They can then be dried and stored for the winter.