Collector Pepper
Orange Bhut Jolokia is a superhot pepper for cooks who want intense heat in sauces, pastes and dried seasoning. Use very small amounts of the ripe orange fruit and build the heat gradually.
CASA VERDE · HEAT PROFILE
Super hot
- Sweet
- Mild
- Medium
- Hot
- Super hot — this variety
The arrow marks the listed lower bound; heat can be higher.
Understanding the heat
A diamond marks the midpoint of a listed range, or the listed value when only one number is given. An arrow marks a stated limit. These are variety guides, not measurements of our seed lot. This guide uses unequal numerical bands: sweet 0; mild up to 10,000; medium 10,000–50,000; hot 50,000–800,000; super hot from 800,000 SHU (display capped at 3 million). Heat varies between fruits and with growing conditions.
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- Packet
- 10+ seeds per packet
- Maturity
- Allow a long warm season for ripe orange fruit.
- Origin
- Bhut Jolokia lineage: northeastern India
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Orange Bhut Jolokia ghost pepper seeds
Orange Bhut Jolokia is a superhot pepper for cooks who want intense heat in sauces, pastes and dried seasoning. Use very small amounts of the ripe orange fruit and build the heat gradually.
At a glance
Heat category
Superhot
Fruit
Orange at full ripeness
Kitchen uses
Cooked sauces, pastes and dried seasoning
Packet
10+ seeds
Why grow it?
Choose an orange ghost pepper when you want colour and strong heat in a sauce. The Bhut Jolokia group is associated with northeastern India; this listing does not establish the breeding history of our orange selection.
In the kitchen
- Cooked sauce: Blend a very small amount into a tomato or fruit-based sauce.
- Pepper paste: Distribute a little through cooked vegetables before adding more.
- Dried seasoning: Use sparingly and avoid breathing pepper dust. Wear gloves when cutting hot peppers and keep hands away from your eyes.
Growing and harvesting
- Start indoors: Give seedlings warmth and bright light.
- Transplant: Harden plants off gradually; wait until frost risk has passed and nights are warm.
- Care: Keep moisture steady in well-drained soil.
- Maturity: Harvest timing for this seed lot is unconfirmed. Allow a margin before autumn frost.
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Is orange Bhut Jolokia milder than the red type?
Colour alone does not establish a lower heat level. Treat this selection as superhot.
Where does Bhut Jolokia come from?
The variety group is associated with northeastern India. This describes its lineage, not the location where this packet’s seeds were produced.
Does the orange selection yield more?
We do not have comparative trial records establishing a yield advantage over red Bhut Jolokia.
How long does it need to ripen?
Allow a long warm season for fully orange fruit. We do not have a verified fixed maturity-day figure for this seed lot.
Seed note: the displayed Scoville figure is a catalogue reference, not a laboratory measurement of this seed lot. Exact flavour, heat, yield and harvest timing can vary.
Cook your harvest
Use your harvest in these recipes. Check the variety notes and substitutions in each recipe.
Start indoors 8–10 weeks before last frost. Germinate at 26–30 °C on a heat mat; peppers stall below 22 °C. Pot up to 10–15 cm before hardening off outside after nights stay above 12 °C.
Feed balanced through bloom, then bump potassium for fruiting. Stake taller varieties. More detail in our full Canadian growing guide.
Match the pepper to the technique: thin-walled varieties blister fast in a hot pan; thick-walled ones roast or stuff beautifully; fruit-forward ones make balanced sauces and pickles. The variety's flavour profile is your shortcut — see Choosing the right pepper for a use-case guide.
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