Dragon’s Breath – Live Pepper Plant

Company: Austin Peppers, USA
Category: Vegetable Crops → Pepper / Chilli
Product Type: Live Plants / Seedlings
Species: Capsicum chinense

Variety Overview

Dragon’s Breath is an extremely pungent pepper variety belonging to the species Capsicum chinense, offered as a live nursery-grown plant by Austin Peppers, USA.

The variety produces bright red fruits with a heavily wrinkled, irregular surface and a distinctive pointed shape.

Dragon’s Breath is classified as a superhot pepper, with a supplier-reported pungency of approximately 2,480,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU). This figure should be treated as a reported value rather than an independently verified measurement.

The plants reach approximately 76–91 cm in height and require warm growing conditions with sufficient sunlight.

With a reported harvesting period of 90–120 days, Dragon’s Breath is primarily suited to experienced growers and collectors of extremely hot Capsicum varieties.

Important: This listing refers exclusively to live pepper plants. Seeds are not offered.

Plant & Fruit Characteristics

• Variety: Dragon’s Breath
• Crop: Pepper / Chilli
• Species: Capsicum chinense
• Product Type: Live Pepper Plant / Seedling
• Pepper Type: Superhot Pepper
• Fruit Shape: Irregular, wrinkled, with pointed ends
• Mature Fruit Colour: Red
• Fruit Surface: Heavily wrinkled and textured
• Pungency: 2,480,000 SHU (supplier-reported)
• Heat Classification: Superhot
• Days to Harvest: 90–120 days
• Plant Height: 76–91 cm (30–36 inches)
• Light Requirements: Full sun, minimum 6 hours daily
• Water Requirements: Moderate watering with consistent soil moisture
• Outdoor Growing Zones: USDA Zones 6–11 (supplier recommendation)
• Indoor Cultivation: Suitable for a sunny indoor location
• Cultivation Difficulty: Advanced
• Propagation: Nursery-grown from seed
• Availability: Year-round, according to the supplier
• Supplier: Austin Peppers, USA

Technical Specifications

SEEDBASE Listing Note

LIVE PLANTS ONLY – NO SEEDS

Dragon’s Breath is listed on SEEDBASE as a live pepper plant supplied by Austin Peppers, USA.

The company specializes in nursery-grown pepper plants and provides shipping within the United States.

Safety information: Dragon’s Breath is classified as an extremely hot pepper. Handling fruits should be done with appropriate protective gloves, avoiding direct contact with eyes and sensitive skin.

The reported pungency of 2,480,000 SHU is based on supplier information and has not been independently verified by SEEDBASE.

For current availability, shipping conditions and additional product information, please contact the supplier directly.