Naga Chilli (নাগা মরিচ)-A Deadly Superhot - 1M SHU – Non-GMO – 10 Seeds

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Naga Chilli — A Deadly Superhot

নাগা মরিচ

Grow it. Respect it.

10 Seeds · Non-GMO · ~1,000,000 SHU

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Heat check

Among the hottest peppers on Earth

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Naga Morich (নাগা মরিচ) is a Bangladeshi superhot, closely related to the Bhut Jolokia/ghost pepper, and widely documented between roughly 900,000 and 1,500,000 Scoville Heat Units — among the hottest chillies naturally occurring anywhere in the world. This is not a novelty heat. A single pod can overpower an entire pot of curry.

~1,000,000 SHU — typical for this variety, sourced from grower and reference data

Handle with gloves at all times. Never touch your eyes, face or skin while preparing this chilli, wash hands and utensils thoroughly afterward, ventilate the kitchen when cooking with it, and keep well away from children and pets.

Australia-wide

When to sow, wherever you are

Cool & Mountain

Tasmania · VIC highlands · Canberra

🌱Sow Jun – Aug indoors, on a heat mat — naga needs a long season

🏪Plant out Nov – Dec, after all frost risk

🍗Harvest Mar – Apr; a greenhouse or warm wall helps a lot here

Temperate

Melbourne · Sydney · Adelaide · Perth

🌱Sow Jun – Aug, indoors on a heat mat

🏪Plant out Oct – Nov

🍗Harvest Feb – May

Subtropical

Brisbane · Northern NSW

🌱Sow May – Jul

🏪Plant out Sep – Oct

🍗Harvest Dec – Jun

Tropical

Darwin · Cairns · the Top End

🌱Sow Feb – May, through the dry season

🏪This long, hot growing season suits naga extremely well

🍗Harvest Jun – Dec, sometimes longer as a short-lived perennial

Arid & Semi-arid

Alice Springs · inland WA/SA/NSW

🌱Sow Jun – Jul, indoors

🏪Plant out Sep, with afternoon shade in peak heat

🍗Harvest Jan – Apr

Growing in a pot?

Any zone · any balcony

🏼Naga does well in a large pot, 20L or more

☀️The warmest, sunniest, most sheltered spot you have

🏠Move under cover to stretch a short season

A general guide only. Naga chilli is a slow starter with a long season (90–120 days to maturity), so in cooler zones a greenhouse, heat mat or warm indoor start makes a real difference to whether it fruits before autumn.

Seed to harvest

What happens next

Sowing

5mm deep in seed-raising mix. Superhots like naga need real warmth to germinate — 25–30°C soil temperature, ideally on a heat mat.

Germination · 10–20 days

Slower and less even than milder chillies — be patient, and don't give up early. Keep the mix moist, never soggy.

Growing on

Pot up as it grows, harden off gradually, and don't rush it outdoors — naga wants consistent warmth and hates a cold snap.

Plant out

Only after all frost risk has passed and nights stay reliably warm. Full sun, free-draining soil, 45–50cm spacing.

Flowering & fruit set

Small white flowers, then thin-walled, wrinkled pods that hang down from the branches, turning from green to deep red as they ripen.

Harvest · 90–120 days

Pick with gloves once fully coloured for maximum heat. This is a genuinely long-season pepper — in cooler climates, starting early indoors matters more than almost anything else you do.

The details

What's in the pack

Seeds per pack10

Seed typeNon-GMO

Grown inMelbourne, VIC

Germination rate90%

Days to harvest90–120 days

Heat level∼1,000,000 SHU

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