Live Pepper Plant - Chocolate Scotch Bonnet

Chocolate Scotch Bonnet — Live Starter Plant

Bring the bold, fruity heat of the Caribbean straight to your garden. Our Chocolate Scotch Bonnet is an authentic Capsicum chinense variety prized by Jamaican cooks for its intense flavor and serious fire — rated hotter than most habaneros.

Why Growers Love It

• 🌶️ Exceptional flavor — rich, fruity heat that defines Caribbean cuisine
• 🌱 Strong, vigorous plants — large, well-formed bonnets on sturdy stems
• 🍽️ Versatile in the kitchen — essential for jerk chicken, peppered shrimp, curried goat, stews, rice & peas, and patties
• 🏡 Container-friendly — thrives in 5-gallon pots; perfect for apartments, patios, and short-season climates
• 📅 Year-round harvest — grow indoors or outdoors for fresh peppers all year long

Planting Tips for Best Results

• Amend your planting hole with a generous shovel of compost
• Feed with compost tea every 2–3 weeks for the first 6 weeks
• Mulch around the base with 1–2" of compost to retain moisture and suppress weeds
• Use a 5-gallon container minimum to give roots room to thrive

Ships as a live starter plant in a 3" pot. Ready to transplant into your garden or a larger container upon arrival.