Birdseye Demon is a compact, fiery chilli for growers who like small fruits with a big impact. The bird’s-eye style pods are ideal for adding a sharp kick to sauces, curries and spicy dishes. Small chillies can be deceptively powerful. Add them sparingly when cooking, especially if you are unfamiliar with the particular seed line. The fruits are also useful for drying, giving you a handy supply of small chillies to crumble into recipes throughout the year. Give plants warmth and plenty of light. A pot makes it easier to move them into a sheltered position when the weather turns cold. Regular watering and good drainage will help keep plants growing well, but avoid leaving their roots sitting in water.
Cultivar information for chillies sold under the Birdseye Demon name is not always consistent. Fruit size, plant habit and heat can differ between suppliers, so treat the figures below as a guide rather than a guarantee.
Quick facts
- Species: Sometimes listed as a Capsicum annuum, and other times as an annuum/ frutescens hybrid.
- Origin: Exact cultivar history is not consistently documented
- Flavour: Typical bird’s-eye chilli flavour; varies by line
- Fruit: Small, bird’s-eye-style pods
- Growing habit: Suitable for pots and sheltered growing
- Heat: Sometimes listed around 80,000–120,000 SHU
- Heat rating: 🔥🔥🔥
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