Little Bastard

Little Bastard is a super-hot chilli pepper sold in seed catalogues and enthusiast communities under the species Capsicum chinense. It is marketed as a small-fruited but extremely high-heat pepper, with most seller listings reporting approximately 1400000 SHU. This places it firmly in the super-hot category.

Available information comes almost entirely from seed vendor descriptions rather than academic or horticultural publications. It is commonly described as producing small pods with very intense heat and heavy yields on compact plants. Exact average pod dimensions are not consistently documented in accessible sources, and there are no widely published independent laboratory heat tests specific to this named line.

Some sellers note that the strain may not be fully stabilised, indicating possible variability in pod shape, size and heat between seed lots. There is no publicly documented breeder history, formal cultivar registration, or clearly recorded origin country. The name appears to circulate primarily within modern chilli enthusiast breeding circles.

Because there is no verifiable first publication or documented introduction date found in available sources, earliest documented reference is not clearly established.