Count Dracula Pepper Seeds

Count Dracula Pepper Seeds (Hot / Ornamental)

Dark, dramatic, and genuinely spicy. Count Dracula is a striking chilli pepper plant with black leaves and stems, purple flowers, and black peppers that ripen to blood-red.

Quick Specs

• Heat (Scoville): 25,000–50,000 SHU (hot)

• Pepper size: about 2 inches long

• Plant height: around 1.5 ft (compact)

• Days to maturity: up to ~110 days 

• Colour journey: black → red (as it ripens)

What You’re Growing

Count Dracula is a compact, high-contrast pepper plant that looks insane in pots, garden beds, or as a “feature” plant near your patio. It produces lots of jalapeño-ish shaped peppers and brings both ornamental beauty and real heat.

Heat + Best Uses

This is not a sweet pepper—it lands in the hot range. 
Use it anywhere you’d use a hot chilli:

• fresh slices in tacos, chilli, stir fry

• pickled rings

• dried flakes or powder

• small batches of hot sauce (it looks wicked when blended with red peppers)

How to Grow Count Dracula in Ontario/Canada

Peppers need a head start in Canada. Plan to start indoors and transplant once nights are reliably warm.

1) Start seeds indoors

• Start 8–10 weeks before last frost (Ontario is often late April–May depending on area).

• Use a seed-starting mix, keep warm (peppers love heat), and give strong light once sprouted.

2) Transplant timing

• Transplant outdoors only after frost risk is gone and temperatures are stable.

• Harden off seedlings for 7–10 days (gradually introduce sun/wind).

3) Sun + soil

• Full sun (the more the better).

• Well-draining soil and consistent watering (don’t keep it soggy).

4) Containers work great
Because it’s compact (~1.5 ft), it’s perfect for pots on a deck or storefront display.

Harvest Tips

• You can harvest when peppers are dark/black, but they’ll be fully ripe when they turn red.

• The longer they ripen, the more developed the flavour tends to be.

Why Buy from True North Peppers (Ontario Grown)

You’re not buying random mystery seeds shipped across the world. You’re buying from True North Peppers, grown and packed in Brantford, Ontario, for Canadian growers who actually deal with our short season.