Chilli Pepper Ring of Fire Seeds

Ring of Fire is very useful everyday chilli that is very productive, producing long thin cayenne type pods that are 1cm wide by 6-7cm long. It's chilli peppers mature from dark green to red and measure 70,000-85,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU's).

Ring of Fire is a Capsicum annuum which is a species of the plant genus Capsicum native to southern North America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. This species is the most common and extensively cultivated of the five domesticated capsicums. The species encompasses a wide variety of shapes and sizes of peppers, both mild and hot, such as bell peppers, jalapeños, and cayenne peppers. Capsicum annuum is an evergreen Perennial growing to 1m by 1m at a medium rate. It is hardy to UK zone 9 and is frost tender. It is in leaf all year, in flower from July to September, and the seeds ripen from August to October. The species is hermaphrodite (which has both male and female organs).

Ring of Fire chilli pods are thin walled so it not only excellent fresh but dries really well making a great chilli powder. They are also good frozen, just cut up whilst still frozen and use in cooking or on pizzas. The neat compact shaped chilli plants reach about 45cm tall and have small mid-green leaves.

The peppers can be ready from July and it will keep producing, if regularly picked, until October. It really is a very productive pepper. Ring of Fire is a great looking chilli plant with lots of perfectly formed hot red peppers and is well worth growing especially with such a wicked name!

Ring of Fire Chilli Seed Information

Seeds Per Pack:	20
Sow Hot Scale:
Scoville Rating:	70,000 - 85,000 SHU (View the Scoville Scale)
When to Sow:	January - April
Time to Fruit:	100 days
Harvest:	August - October

When to Sow Ring of Fire Chilli Seeds

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