Thai Hot checks in around 80,000 Scoville units. The small conical peppers ripen to bright red and stand above the foliage so fetchingly that it's often grown as a red and green Christmas potted plant. However, devotees of hot cuisine prize it for eating. Early pinching will produce a bushy 8" plant that can be pulled, roots and all, and hung to dry for winter use or grown inside for ornamental and edible enjoyment. Harden off and plant outside after night time temperatures are consistently above 50 degrees. Grows well in the ground or in a container. 82 days to harvest.