{"product_id":"black-scorpion-tongue-chilli","title":"Black Scorpion Tongue Chilli","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrown as much for looks as for the kitchen. The foliage is dark and dusky, near purple, the flowers are purple-flushed, and the little tongue-shaped pods start a glossy purple-black then run through cream, yellow and orange to a final deep red. In strong sun many of them develop tiger stripes on the way. At the height of summer a single plant carries every stage at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name oversells the heat, which is a good thing. This is nowhere near the scorpions and reapers it borrows from. At 50,000 to 100,000 Scoville units it is a proper hot chilli in bird's eye territory and no more, and behind the upfront bite is a fruity, almost apple-like sweetness with a floral note and a good crunch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a Capsicum annuum, so it is quicker and less demanding than the superhots, and it crops generously off a bushy plant of around 75cm. The branches get heavy, so stake it. Give it the sunniest spot you have, because the colour and the striping depend on strong light and a plant in shade comes out dull. Wash your hands after cutting the fruit and keep it away from your eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56262805848449,"sku":"sku-57303883481465","price":2.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0802\/3916\/5755\/files\/713A418B-5845-4F18-A467-575D07E203FA.jpg?v=1789457043","url":"https:\/\/smallindoorplants.co.uk\/products\/black-scorpion-tongue-chilli","provider":"Small Indoor Plants","version":"1.0","type":"link"}