7 Pot Douglah
Open-pollinated pepper · Capsicum chinense
- Breeding
- Open-pollinated
- Growth habit
- -
- Days to maturity
- 100-120 days
- Fruit
- brown
- Weight
- -
- Bred by
- -
Also known as
| Name | Kind | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Pot Chocolate | Synonym | |
| Douglah | Synonym |
Commonly confused with
These are different varieties. A name shared between them does not make them the same seed.
- different variety
7 Pot Yellow
Colour forms within the Trinidadian 7 Pot group.
Origin & history
A brown-fruited Trinidadian 7 Pot, named for the claim that one pod seasons seven pots of stew. Among the hottest chiles ever measured that is not a deliberate breeding project.
Measurements
| Measurement | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Days to maturity | 100-120 days | |
| Scoville heat | 923,000-1,853,936 SHU | One of five superhot cultivars compared under identical conditions in the 2012 Las Cruces trials. |
Traits
Disease resistance
No documented disease resistance, typical of heirlooms and older open-pollinated varieties. See pepper diseases for the cultural playbook that fills the gap.
Related varieties
- open-pollinated
Bhut Jolokia Chocolate
100-130 days
- open-pollinated
Chocolate Habanero
95-120 days
- open-pollinated
7 Pot Brain Strain
100-120 days
- open-pollinated
7 Pot Primo
100-130 days
- open-pollinated
7 Pot Yellow
100-130 days
- open-pollinated
Red Savina Habanero
90-100 days
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Sources & References
Evidence: 3 sources, including 2 independent references.
- Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds catalog · Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co., Seed Catalog
- Peppers: Vegetable and Spice Capsicums · CABI (2012), Scholarly Reference
- 'Trinidad Moruga Scorpion' Pepper is the World's Hottest Measured Chile Pepper at More Than Two Million Scoville Heat Units · HortTechnology 22(4) (2012), Peer-Reviewed