Chilli Plug Plants
Plug plants are young plants grown in jiffy-7 pellets. They are sown in January or February, and will be ready for potting on when you receive them.
Ordering:
Ordering is simple; just select what you want – there are no set packages and no minimum number.
Delivery:
Orders will be sent out in late April/early May.
Packages will be sent out by first class post. The package will not fit through most letter boxes, so if necessary leave a note for the postman giving instructions on where the package should be left. We will send an email to you when your order is sent so you know to expect it the next day.
Postage is a flat rate of £5.00
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For information on how to look after your plug plant(s) go to Gardener’s Information.
If you want to buy seeds please go to www.seaspringseeds.co.uk
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Habanero Chillies (12)
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Spice Chillies (13)
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Superhots (including Dorset Naga) (3)
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Vegetable Chillies (6)
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Aji Limo plug plant
£2.50 Add to TrugAn beautiful Peruvian specialty that produces colourful, fruity-flavoured fruit that are so shiny they look as if they have been polished.
Heat level: approx 35,000 SHU
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Apricot plug plant
£2.50 Add to TrugAn almost heatless habanero with an exceptional flavour and aroma. The fruit are delicious as a fragrant addition to salads and sandwiches.
Heat level: approx 700 SHU
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Bengle Naga plug plant
£3.50 Add to TrugA prolific superhot chilli producing pale green, almost white, fruit that ripen to a red. Strong, bubblegum-type flavour.
Heat level: ranging from 732,000–923,000 SHU
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Biquinho Red plug plant
£2.50 Add to TrugA small Brazilian chilli pepper that is very popular, very sweet and so mild it can be eaten whole off the bush. Good in salads, sandwiches and as “flavour bombs” in stews.
Heat level: 400 SHU
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Calico plug plant
£2.50 Add to TrugA vibrant chilli plant with variegated leaves of green, purple, pink and white; beautiful, bright purple flowers and hot chillies ripening from almost black to red.
Heat level: approx 70,000 SHU
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Cherry Bomb plug plant
£2.50 Add to TrugAn exceptionally early – they are always the first to have red chillies – medium-sized, productive plants. The fruit are juicy and sweet; excellent for stuffing.
Heat level: 3,000 SHU (flesh only, seeds removed)
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Dorset Naga plug plant
£3.50 Add to TrugDorset Naga has a scorching heat, combined with a distinctive fruity aroma, making this a truly exceptional chilli. Plants can be extremely productive.
Heat level: up to 1,221,000 SHU or more
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Early Jalpeño plug plant
£2.50 Add to TrugMedium-statured plants producing high quality, hot, thick fleshed fruit. Traditionally eaten green, these sausage-shaped chillies will ripen to a sweet, red.
Heat level: approx 33,000 SHU
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Fairy Lights plug plant
£2.50 Add to TrugA stunning example of chillies at their most colourful, Fairy Lights has purple flowers, dark leaves and brightly coloured, upright chillies.
Heat level: approx. 45,000 SHU
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Fatali plug plant
£2.50 Add to TrugA very hot and extremely aromatic chilli that should satisfy even the most die-hard chilli head! Fruit ripen from green to a bright yellow.
Heat level: approx 260,000 SHU
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Fire plug plant
£2.50 Add to TrugFire by name, and fire by nature… need we say more? Originating in Suriname, this chilli is extrememly hot. It has wrinkled, elongated fruit that are wide at the shoulder, then quickly taper down to a point.
Heat level: approx 572,000 SHU
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Holy Peak cayenne plug plant
£2.50 Add to TrugA reliable, early, high yielding, medium heat cayenne chilli.
Heat level: approx 22,000 SHU
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Hungarian Hot Wax plug plant
£2.50 Add to TrugAn easy-to-grow, early maturing chilli that might be worth trying outdoors. In the kitchen it is a jack-of-all-trades that can be stuffed, fried or added to salads.
Heat level: approx 6,000 SHU
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Jamaican Jerk plug plant
£2.50 Add to TrugA Jamaican scotch bonnet variety distinguished by its large orange-yellow fruit that are hot and have a delicious, distinctive orange aroma.
Heat level: approx 105,000 SHU
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Joe’s Long Cayenne plug plant
£2.50 Add to TrugFantastically long cayenne chillies growing on bold, upright plants. The fruit are medium hot and start green, ripening to a red.
Heat level: approx 22,000 SHU
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Kilian plug plants
£2.50 Add to TrugAn attractive, easy to grow, cayenne chilli giving masses of elongated, bright orange fruit on tidy bushy plants.
Approximate heat level: 27,000 SHU
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Lemon Drop plug plant
£2.50 Add to TrugAttractive, bright yellow fruit with a crisp, lemon-like flavour that are excellent in any chilli sauce or chutney. Easy to grow plants.
Heat level: approx 56,000 SHU
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Lemonella chilli plug plant
£2.50 Add to TrugLemonella is a compact habanero producing bright yellow chillies with a citrusy flavour.
Heat level: approx 55,000 SHU
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Moruga Scorpion plug plant
£3.50 Add to TrugA legendary superhot that lives up to its reputation – with fruit measuring a life-threatening 1.12 million SHUs. And if you can get past the heat, the smell is great, too.
Heat level: approx. 1,121,000 SHU
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Mulato Isleno Poblano plug plant
£2.50 Add to TrugPoblano chillies (also called ‘ancho’) are indispensable in Mexican cuisine. The fruit of this variety are large, heart-shaped and flavourful.
Heat level: very mild
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NuMex Twilight plug plant
£2.50 Add to TrugColourful and hot, the fruit start purple, then turn yellow, orange and finally red. They grow upright and are produced on bushy plants that grow well in pots.
Heat level: approx 30,000 SHU
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Orange Habanero plug plant
£2.50 Add to TrugOrange Habanero is a combination of beauty and the beast: brutishly hot while being seductively fruity. Plants are productive and medium-sized.
Heat level: approx 250,000 SHU
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Paper Lantern plug plant
£2.50 Add to TrugA very popular habanero, and for good reason – plants are extremely productive, and the very hot, smooth skinned chillies have a lovely flavour.
Heat level: approx 300,000 SHU
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Pimiento de Padron plug plant
£2.50 Add to TrugA popular chilli used in traditional Spanish tapas.
Heat level: Immature fruit (the stage they are used in the Spanish tapas) are almost heatless; mature fruit are 12,000 SHU.
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Rooster Spur plug plant
£2.50 Add to TrugShort, bushy plants that do very well in small pots on a windowsill or in large pots, when they can produce thousands of very small, very hot fruit.
Heat level: approx 180,000 SHU
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Spaghetti plug plant
£2.50 Add to TrugA one-off variety that produces copious yields of impressively long and unnaturally thin fruit making the tall plant look like, well a spaghetti plant.
Heat level: approx 8,500 SHU
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Sparkler plug plant
£2.50 Add to TrugAttractive, bushy and compact; and perfect as a windowsill plant. The chillies are thin, upright and very hot, changing from pastel yellow to red as they mature.
Heat level: approx 160,000 SHU
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Spike plug plant
£2.50 Add to TrugA rambunctious, bushy plant that produces a multitude of very hot and very thin chillies, which are sharply-pointed and upright, hence the name “Spike”!
Heat level: approx 100,000 SHU
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Stumpy plug plant
£2.50 Add to TrugCompact, diminutive plants full of upright, medium heat fruit, which ripen from yellow to a red. Their small size makes these plants ideal for growing in small spaces.
Heat level: approx 27,000 SHU
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Submarine plug plant
£2.50 Add to TrugA fantastically-flavoured and aromatic chilli with stunning good looks. This yellow chilli is so good you’ll wish it was a submarine that you could live inside!
Heat level: approx 135,000 SHU
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Super Tramp plug plant
£2.50 Add to TrugOne of the easiest chillies to grow, Super Tramp is early, high yielding and hot. Does well in pots. Recommended for beginners, but a great chilli for everyone.
Heat level: approx 36,000 SHU
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Thai Green Curry plug plant
£2.50 Add to TrugA Thai variety that is used to give the green colour to Thai Green Curries. Very good flavour, starts dark green and ripens to a deep red.
Heat level: mild
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Trinity plug plant
£2.50 Add to TrugA high yielding chilli with bold, deeply-grooved, red fruit with a particularly likable, fruity aroma, and a heat level that makes it manageable for most people.
Heat level: approx 40,000 SHU
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Turtle Claw plug plant
£2.50 Add to TrugAn unusual variety yielding masses of worm-shaped, superb lemon-flavoured fruit on tidy, bushy plants. This variety quickly becomes most cooks’ favourite.
Heat level: approx 96,000 SHU