Blooming hot!

For more than a year I have been tending to a little chili plant I had grown from seed, the Bhut Jolokia, also known as the Naga Ghost Chili and reported to be the hottest chili in the world.

My ghost chili plant is now thriving and covered in bright purple fruit! I have pulled back the reds, oranges, yellows and greens in this image to emphasize the amazing colour but the purple fruit really are that purple!

Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 397, Bhut Jolokia’ 1.3s f/22 ISO800 36mm