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What makes it special?
Guajillo is a cornerstone of Mexican cooking – above all in dried form. The elongated red fruit has a mild to piquant heat and develops a deep, fruity-spicy aroma when dried.
At around 2,500–5,000 Scoville, Guajillo is pleasantly approachable. We raise the plants ourselves in Illmitz and use the variety in our own products too.
Flavour & Use
Fresh, Guajillo is mild, lightly fruity and spicy. Fully dried, the aroma becomes considerably more complex: depending on preparation, it recalls red fruit, tea and warm spice notes.
The dried pods can be briefly toasted and soaked, then puréed for mole, adobo, marinades and braises. They're also excellent for spice powder and aromatic chilli oils.
The heat sits at around 2,500–5,000 Scoville Heat Units.
Fruit & Plant
Guajillo belongs to Capsicum annuum. The slender, mostly smooth-skinned fruit grows to around 10–15 cm and ripens from green to deep red.
The plant grows upright to bushy and reaches around 60–100 cm. For the typical Guajillo use, the fruit should ripen as fully as possible before drying.
Growing & Care
We recommend a full-sun, warm and sheltered spot. Guajillo can be grown well in a pot, on a patio, in a greenhouse or in a warm garden spot.
For pot growing, we recommend at least 8 litres, ideally 10 litres of soil volume. If you have the space, 15–20 litres is ideal. Use a loose, nutrient-rich substrate and avoid waterlogging.
Feed regularly and moderately during growth and fruiting. The variety is not frost-hardy but can be overwintered frost-free and grown as a multi-year plant.
Variety Data
Botanical species: Capsicum annuum
Origin: Mexico
Naming note: fresh fruit is classed as the Mirasol type; known dried as Guajillo
Heat: mild to piquant
Scoville: approx. 2,500–5,000 SHU
Flavour: fruity-spicy; deep and complex when dried
Fruit colour: green → deep red
Fruit size: approx. 10–15 cm
Fruit shape: long, slender and mostly smooth
Plant height: approx. 60–100 cm, depending on location and growing conditions
Growth: upright to bushy
Ripening time: medium to medium-late
Position: full sun, warm and sheltered
Suitable for: pot, patio, greenhouse and sheltered outdoor spots
Pot size: at least 8 litres, ideally 10 litres; 15–20 litres ideal
Use: drying, mole, adobo, marinades, braises, powder and chilli oil
Overwintering: possible frost-free
Special feature: an important Mexican drying chilli with a complex aroma
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Guajillo - Chilli Plant
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Guajillo – a Mexican chilli that shows its full aroma when dried
The Guajillo chilli plant brings one of the most important Mexican drying chillies straight to your own garden. The fully ripe red fruit is traditionally dried, creating the typical deep, fruity-spicy Guajillo aroma. Botanically, Guajillo belongs to Capsicum annuum.
How hot is Guajillo chilli?
Guajillo sits at around 2,500–5,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU). That keeps the heat pleasantly in the background and leaves plenty of room for the aroma. This mild Scoville value places Guajillo in the mild chilli plants with heat level 0–3 category.
Fresh Mirasol, dried Guajillo
With Mexican chillies, the well-known name often refers to the dried fruit. Guajillo comes from fully ripe red fruit of the Mirasol type. After drying, the pods are often briefly toasted, soaked and processed for mole, adobo, marinades or braises. Fresh, Guajillo tastes mild, lightly fruity and spicy; dried, depending on preparation, its aroma recalls red fruit, tea and warm spice notes.
Harvesting and drying Guajillo
The slender, mostly smooth-skinned fruit grows about 10–15 cm long and ripens from green to deep red. For typical Guajillo use, let the fruit ripen as fully as possible on the plant before drying it. Our guide on how to dry chillies explains which method works best.
Growing Guajillo in a pot
The plant grows upright to bushy and reaches about 60–100 cm. We recommend a full-sun, warm and sheltered spot and at least 8, ideally 10 litres of pot volume, or more if you have the space. Use a loose, nutrient-rich substrate, avoid waterlogging and feed moderately while the plant sets fruit. Overwintered frost-free, Guajillo can also be grown for several years.
Guajillo from our growing
We grow Guajillo ourselves in Illmitz and use the variety for our Chilicrack too. As a second classic Mexican drying chilli, Ancho Poblano pairs excellently with it.
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