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Dragon’s Breath Pepper

Dragon’s Breath Pepper

One of the hottest peppers ever grown — tiny pods with extreme, record-level heat potential.

Rare, flavorful, and grown for gardens that like it a little louder.

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  • 🔥 Heat Level

    Extreme Apex Superhot

  • 🌡️ Scoville (SHU)

    2,000,000–2,400,000+ SHU

  • 🌿 Species

    Capsicum chinense

  • 🎨 Fruit Color

    Green to red

  • ⏳ Days

    100–120+ days

  • 🪴 Container

    Yes

The Variety

Dragon’s Breath is an extreme superhot pepper developed in the United Kingdom and known for its exceptionally high heat potential. Originally explored for medicinal research due to its high capsaicin content, it quickly gained attention as one of the hottest peppers ever grown.

The pods are small and heavily wrinkled, with a compact form that contrasts sharply with their intense heat.

Flavor & Heat

Dragon’s Breath delivers extreme, overwhelming heat that builds rapidly and lingers. Flavor is secondary to its intensity, though it may carry subtle fruity undertones typical of chinense peppers.

Due to its potency, it is not intended for casual consumption and should be used with extreme caution.

Garden Notes

Plant outdoors only after temperatures are consistently warm. Dragon’s Breath requires a long growing season and performs best in full sun with fertile, well-drained soil.

Like other extreme superhots, it benefits from consistent warmth, proper nutrition, and careful handling during harvest.

🌱 Before You Plant

🌱 Check Night Time Temps

Peppers are warm-season plants and need heat to thrive.

Do not plant outdoors until after the danger of frost has passed and nighttime temperatures stay consistently mild.

Planting too early can slow growth and delay your harvest. Give peppers full sun, warm soil, and a little patience — they’ll take off when the season is right.

🌶️ Why Loud Peppers

We grow peppers across the full spectrum — from everyday varieties to the absolute extreme.

Dragon’s Breath represents the far edge of that spectrum, where heat reaches its limits.

From soil to scorch.