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Dragon's Breath Pepper Seeds

Dragon's Breath Pepper Seeds

Regular price $ 3.99 USD
Regular price Sale price $ 3.99 USD
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The Dragon’s Breath pepper is a super-hot, mind-blowing, out of this world pepper. It has a reported peak heat of 2.48 million Scoville heat units and has been submitted to the Guinness Book of World Records for consideration as the hottest pepper in the world. There is not a lot of solid information yet about its average heat range or overall stability. Time will tell where the Dragon’s Breath officially falls in the ranking of super-hots. Will it be the hottest?

The owner of Tom Smith's Plants in the United Kingdom, Mike Smith, developed this record-breaking pepper with researchers at the University of Nottingham. It was being developed and tested for a natural capsaicin anesthetic useful for those allergic to typical medical anesthetics.

Peppers are 1 to 2" long and taper to a point and sometimes have a tail. They have red bumpy skin and a strong floral aroma. The capsaicin oil inside oozes and drips and produces plenty of painful heat that dissipates slowly. Dragon's Breath is a serious rival for the Carolina Reaper's heat level. Plants grow over 3' tall and are very productive.  Capsicum chinense (100 days)

A packet contains 5 seeds. 

Warning: Handling this pepper requires extreme caution. Wear hand, eye, and breathing protection.

Heat Level: Mind-Blowing.

Scoville: 2,000,000 or more.

Capsicum chinense strains require a great deal of attention during the germination process. Moisture and a constant and consistent heat range must be maintained. Place the seeds in sterile media and cover 1/4” deep. Provide 85°F bottom heat, bright light and keep moist at all times. Seeds will germinate in 14 - 28 days. Transplant seedlings into pots and grow until there are 6 true leaves on the plant. Plant them directly into rich soil 4' apart.

Q: How can this be the real Dragon's Breath?

A: The Dragon's Breath pepper is a real super hot pepper discovered by a UK grower who made claims that it was the world’s hottest. Some media articles hyped it up further by saying it was hot enough to kill you. The truth is it is a very hot and productive variant of the 7 Pot Infinity pepper. The Dragon’s Breath pepper is real but hasn't been proven to be the world’s new hottest pepper yet and has never been documented to kill a person. 

Want to try another Dragon pepper?
Check out our Komodo Dragon Pepper Seeds!

Want to grow the official
Hottest Pepper according to Guinness?

Grow our Carolina Reaper Seeds »

 

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Customers report excellent germination rates with these super hot pepper seeds, with many achieving "100% germination." However, several note slow growth and long germination times (10-30 days). Some received Carolina Reapers instead of true variety. Shoppers praised extra seeds included and appreciated the seller's transparency about strain stability concerns.

  • I now have 10 (TEN!) seedlings; ALL are nearly ready for transplant!
  • All 20 seeds were up in 5 to 8 days.
  • I absolutely love it it's really really hot and spicy
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  • 5 stars: 19 (90%)
  • 4 stars: 2 (10%)
  • 3 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 2 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 1 star: 0 (0%)
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John Smith
Wow this is so so hot mind blowing 😍😍😍😍

I absolutely love it it's really really hot and spicy

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Sean Bowser
Not dragons breath seeds

I loved these peppers and the yield was pretty dang good but they were definitely Carolina reapers, not dragons breath. Really searching for "dragons breath" and "pepper x" seeds but they are tough to come by. Still tasty peppers tho either way.

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Josué
Thanks for the info!

I tried growing some dragon's breath seeds from two other seed sellers but each of my plants produced different looking peppers and were not very productive. They were hot, but not as hot at the carolina reaper. I was searching for a new supplier on google and found this page. Thanks for your honest review of these seeds and not offering them until they are stable - I was a bit disappointed in two other seed seller's dragon's breath seeds that didn't grow very well. I hope that the strain is stabilized in the years to come and you offer them again!

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Steve Heathman
Great seeds

Been growing supper hots for several years. Packs say 5 seeds each. Ordered two pack and ended up with 20 seeds. I always start my seeds by soaking them in barely damp paper towel on heating mat for 35 hours. Upon examining seeds all 20 had a nice hook starting. That's always a good start. Next planted them in 50% sand and 50% starter soil and placed them on a heating mat at 80 degrees. All 20 seeds were up in 5 to 8 days. Lost one to a bug so have 19 good looking starts now.

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Luisa Lapuz cirilo
Hottest pepper

I would like to try these pepper please

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Luisa Lapuz Cirilo
Hottest peppers

I would like to try these pepper

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J
High % germination with patience

6/7 seeds germinated(yup, there were a couple extras in there!).

3 seeds by 14 days with 85F bottom heat.
Last 3 seeds by 28-30 days with 85 F bottom heat.

Be patient with these ones and you'll be well rewarded.

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Enrique Pineyro
Director

We are starting business

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Carl
100 PERCENTERS!

I bought 2 packets of 5 seeds. Planted all 10 seeds 4 weeks ago, in a grow tent under LED lights. I now have 10 (TEN!) seedlings; ALL are nearly ready for transplant! THANK YOU Sandia Seed Company!

Full throated 5 stars!

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Dustin
100% germination rate, but very slow.

Purchased five seeds and received seven - all seven sprouted. I guess that's technically a 140% germination rate...?

They are taking forever to grow. Of the 103 pepper seeds I planted, this variety has the longest germination time and slowest grow rate. Some of my 7-Pots were bigger 10 days after planting than these Dragon's Breath are 25 days after planting. I am just now getting first true leaves on six of the seven seedlings. The seventh (the first to sprout) is growing the next set of leaves.

Avg days to sprout: 14.9
First sprout day: 10
Last sprout day: 17

Growing media: Miracle Gro seed starting mix.
Growing temp: 81-84 (thermometer in dirt).
Fertilizer: Miracle Gro at seedling strength, after first true leaves emerged.

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Thomas sokolowski
.First time with these

I have grown 25 different hot peppers this is my first time with these. Will give you ip date when I receive them and start my quest.

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Patrick Lowe
Good

I like this

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JOYCE
Dragon's Breath Hot Sauce

Just has a ring to it, right?! I'm going to make my own by growing these beasts. I'll let you know how it turns out! Thanks, as always, for your excellent seeds– I always have good luck with germination and have productive plants from your seeds. Grew the Yellow Carolina Reaper this year, it was the bomb! Beautiful color.

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King of Peppers
Just ordered these Dragon's Breath Pepper Seeds!

Can't wait to try them out! Thanks!!

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Dr. Pepper
Probably not the hottest...

This truth is that this is likely a variant of the 7 Pot Infinity pepper. Thank you for fully testing the seeds before selling these seeds! There are a lot of rumors going around on the internet that these are the hottest peppers, but nothing has been proven yet. Glad you're not selling seeds just to sell the seeds without fully testing to make sure the strain is stable. We'll keep growing your excellent Carolina Reaper seeds and other super hots! :)

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Harry
Not likely real

These are not likely real peppers, I appreciate that you're not selling these until you determine if they're stable and/or even real. For now, I'm growing your Reaper seeds and a few of the other super hots. Thanks!

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Bill M.
Can't wait to try these dragons breath peppers!

If they end up being REAL, I can't wait to grow these. I already grow the Carolina Reaper in red and yellow, plus several varieties of the Trinidad Scorpions you carry, plus lots of other other hot peppers. I am a collector of peppers I suppose you could say. Thanks for working to offer these Dragon's Breath Pepper seeds!

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David K.
The Mythological Beast

Thanks for being honest about these Dragon's Breath Pepper seeds, I've seen some other sites say that they have a waiting list for the seeds, but they fail to say that they may not actually be real. It sounds like time will tell if this mythological beast can beat out the Carolina Reaper. I will keep growing your Reaper and some of your other super hot pepper seeds like your Trinidad Scorpion varieties for now. Heck, they're hot enough for me anyway!

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Joe
Thanks

Thanks for not selling these seeds until you know they're ready and the strain is stable! I've seen some other sites and small chile seed sellers offering "Dragon's Breath Pepper Seeds" or pods for sale, but we've tried some of them, and like you, we have had very little germination of the seeds. Those that grew we didn't have any success with, the plants didn't thrive, nor did they produce any pods. I'm sure someone will breed a hotter pepper than the Carolina Reaper someday, but it doesn't seem like the Dragon's Breath pepper will be knocking the Reaper off it's throne anytime soon. Keep us posted, I love seeing the videos and photos of your Dragon's Breath pepper seedlings, and I grow your Reaper seeds every year (great germination with a heat mat under my Aerogarden seed starter tray - works amazingly!). I also love growing your Hatch varieties like the Doublecross green chile as well as a few of your Heirloom tomato seeds. Thanks for selling such quality seeds!

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PepperQueen
Can't wait to try these out!

Can't wait to grow some of these Dragons Breath pepper seeds soon... hope your dragon seed trials pan out! Let us know if these dragon pepper seeds become available. For now, we will continue to grow our favorite hot pepper: the Carolina Reaper, the current winner of being the hottest pepper in the world. Time will tell if this Dragon pepper lives up to it's rumoured reputation!

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