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Overview
Naga Jolokia is the Indian superhot better known in the West as Bhut Jolokia or Ghost pepper, and it also travels under names such as Bih Jolokia, Raja Mircha, Naga Morich and Dorset Naga. The plants grow large and bushy, and they carry pods around 2 1/2 inches long and roughly the thickness of a pencil that finish red. Heat is extreme, far beyond an ordinary hot pepper, so handle the fruit with gloves and use it sparingly. Like other Capsicum chinense types it wants an early indoor start, warm soil and a long season to ripen a full crop. Grow it if you make hot sauces or dried chile powder and already know you enjoy serious heat.
Naga Jolokia traits
- Extremely hot Indian pepper, also sold as Bhut Jolokia
- Large, bushy plants
- Pencil-thick pods about 2 1/2 inches long ripening red
- Many regional names including Naga Morich and Dorset Naga
Good for
- Hot sauce
- Drying and powder
- Very hot curries
Compare with other peppers and chilies varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naga Jolokia this page | — | — | — |
| 'Buena Mulata' Pepper | 75–80 days | — | — |
| Ace | 50–70 days | — | — |
| Aci Sivri | 90 days | — | — |
| Aconcagua | 80 days | — | — |
| Aji Amarillo | 80–90 days | — | — |
| Aji Colorado | 78–85 days | — | — |
Naga Jolokia FAQ
What kind of peppers and chilies is Naga Jolokia?
Naga Jolokia is the Indian superhot better known in the West as Bhut Jolokia or Ghost pepper, and it also travels under names such as Bih Jolokia, Raja Mircha, Naga Morich and Dorset Naga. The plants grow large and bushy, and they carry pods around 2 1/2 inches long and roughly the thickness of a pencil that finish red.
How does Naga Jolokia compare with other peppers and chilies varieties?
Similar peppers and chilies varieties include 'Buena Mulata' Pepper (75–80 days), Ace (50–70 days), Aci Sivri (90 days). The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Naga Jolokia good for?
Naga Jolokia is grown for hot sauce, drying and powder, very hot curries.
Sowing, care and common problems
Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every peppers and chilies variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.
- Peppers and Chilies growing guide
- Types of Hot Chili Pepper: Telling the Groups Apart in the Garden
- Starting Hot Chili Peppers From Seed: The Long Head Start They Need
- Hot Chili Pepper Care: Watering and Feeding for Maximum Heat
- How to Prune and Train Hot Chili Peppers: Shaping the Plant and Cutting Back for Winter
- How Pepper and Chili Branches Multiply: Forking at Every Flower, the Three-Stem Frame, and What to Prune
- Hot Chili Pepper Growing Calendar: A Season That Runs Half the Year
- Hot Chili Pepper Problems: Pests, Rots and Pods That Never Color
- All 575 peppers and chilies varieties
Source
Source: Cornell University (CALS Garden-Based Learning)
The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.