Chilli seeds – from mild to super-hot
Buy chilli seeds and explore the full heat spectrum – from mildly aromatic to fiery-hot. Here’s where you’ll find our huge offering of chilli seeds for gardens, balconies or windowsills – from classic varieties to legendary super-hots.
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Chillies are among the world’s oldest cultivated plants. People in South America were already gathering the spicy fruits of wild chillies and saving their seeds more than 8,000 years ago. Selective breeding started much later – eventually producing today’s incredible array of chilli varieties, covering all kinds of flavours, shapes and heat levels.
Most chilli seeds available today come from the Capsicum species annuum, chinense or baccatum. Even sweet peppers trace their origins back to wild chillies – although they lost their heat through centuries of cultivation. Today’s wild chilli forms, like Tepin chilli, are seen as closest to those original hot chillies.
Chilli seeds need slightly warmer conditions than many other vegetables, but they can easily be grown in Central Europe. Whether in gardens, on balconies or as decorative container plants, chillies produce bushy growth and abundant fruits, making them both attractive and productive. If you’re looking for help getting started, our chilli sowing guide has all the key tips you need to grow them successfully.
Chillies are a must-have in the kitchen – few other spices offer such a wide range of flavours and intensity. That’s exactly why it’s worth growing your own, trying different varieties, and maybe even creating your own new chilli breeds.
