herwood's Seeds 10 Scotch Bonnet Hot Pepper Plant Seeds, Heirloom Peppers

Pepper Description: Found mainly in the Caribbean islands, it is also in Guyana (where it is called Ball of Fire), the Maldives Islands (where it is called mirus) and West Africa. It is named for its resemblance to a Tam o' Shanter hat. Most Scotch Bonnets have a heat rating of 100,000–350,000 Scoville units, however there are completely sweet varieties of Scotch Bonnet grown on some of the Caribbean islands, called Cachucha peppers. For comparison, most jalapeño peppers have a heat rating of 2,500 to 8,000 on the Scoville scale.