Dragon's Breath is a chili pepper cultivar that unofficially tested at 2.48 million Scoville units.


The plant was developed in a collaboration between chili farmer Neal Price, NPK Technology, and Nottingham Trent University during a test of a special plant food and for its essential oil having potential as a skin anesthetic.[2][3][4] The Dragon's Breath plant was later cultivated by breeder Mike Smith of St Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales, who said that he had not planned to breed the chili for record heat, but rather was trying to grow an attractive pepper plant.



Sow seeds 5mm deep. Keep soil moist but never wet or dry. Seeds should germinate in around 7-21 days at a soil temperature of 22-35°C. Transplant seedlings to the garden once they have their first true leaves and are large enough to handle (usually 5-10cm tall).