Chilli Pepper Seed 'NuMex Suave Orange'

All the classic smoky, citrus-apricot flavour of a Habanero Chilli with very little heat - and what heat there is is on back of the mouth and throat and not on the lips and tongue.

In reality this is a must have chilli for chilli lovers, chilli haters and keen chefs - everyone in fact! So many people miss out on the distinct flavours of different chillies because their taste buds are zapped by the heat - but with Suave Orange everyone will be able to experience these delicate flavours.

Bred by our friends at the Chilli Pepper Institute of New Mexico State University (CPI), Suave is Spanish for mellow - and that's exactly what these are with a heat rating of just 800 SHU's making them around 280 times cooler than a conventional Habanero and over 500 times cooler than our Caribbean Red Habanero.

The 1" - 1½" (2.5 - 4 cm) long by 1" - 1½" (2.5 - 4 cm) diameter fruits start off pale green before turning orange. The plant has a bushy and dense habit, growing to around 3 feet (90 cm) tall and 2 feet (60 cm) in diameter. Fruiting is prolific with 100 fruits per plant not unusual.

• Origin: New Mexico.
• Heat: Cool.