Name |
Hot or Sweet |
Description |
7 Pot Pepper |
H |
90-100 days. One of the hottest peppers in the world.
Distinguishes itself from its fellow super-hot brethren
with a distinct plumpness, visible ribs, and fruity
flavor. |
Aji Golden |
H |
90 days. Has a nice fruity flavor. It is very mild
as far as heat goes. |
Anaheim TMR |
H |
75 days. 'New Mexican Chile,' moderately pungent
fruit is deep green, turning red at maturity. Very
smooth peppers 7X2 inches on tall plants. Excellent for
canning, freezing or drying. |
Ancho San Luis |
H |
80 days. Plant produces high yields of 6X3 inch
peppers. Mildly hot and turn from dark green to
red when ripe. |
Bell Big Bertha |
S |
70 days. Largest elongated bell pepper available.
Peppers turn from green to red when mature. |
Bell Buran |
S |
90 days. Sweet and productive Polish heirloom.
Four inch long bell fruits. Sweet even when green.
Does well in dry areas. |
Bell Cajun Belle |
S |
60 days. Good for containers. Miniature bell
with spicy flavor. 3" long turn from green to
dark red when ripe. Good producers. |
Bell California Wonder |
S |
75 days. Extra-large fruit have made this probably
the most popular bell pepper. About 4X4 inches with
crisp, thick walls and sweet taste. Ripens to bright
red. Tobacco mosaic virus resistant. |
Bell Charleston Belle |
S |
67 days. Nematode-resistant. Compact growth habit
and reach a height of 18". Fruits weigh approximately
1/4 lb and measure 3-1/4" wide by 3" long. |
Bell Chinese Giant |
S |
75 days. Bright red when fully ripe. Thick walled.
Good for stuffing. 5-6 inch long fruit. |
Bell Early Sunsation |
S |
70 days. Big, blocky golden yellow sweet bell
peppers. The earliest, biggest, and brightest yellow
bell ever. |
Bell Golden California Wonder |
S |
72 Days. Widely adapted golden version of the
traditional heirloom favorite California Wonder.
The thick-walled 4" x 5" peppers ripen green to
gold. Tobacco-mosaic resistant. |
Bell Jupiter |
S |
75 days. One of the largest and best blocky
sweet bell peppers. The sturdy 3-5' plants have
an excellent canopy of dark green leaves to protect
the high yields of 4.5" fruit. |
Bell Kevin's Early Orange |
S |
70-80 days. Medium, thick-walled bells, 3 inches
across. Good foliage cover. |
Bell Keystone Giant |
S |
79 days. Large, blocky, pendant fruit (4" x 4-3/4").
Mosaic resistant. Heavy foliage reduces susceptibility
to sunscald. Thick stems are breakage-resistant under
heavy fruit load. |
Bell Orange Sun |
S |
80 days. Deep orange, 4-5 inches long. Meaty sweet
flavor. |
Bell Quadrato Giallo D'asti |
S |
80 days. The most famous Italian sweet yellow bell
pepper. Highly prized, it ripens to a golden yellow. |
Bell Quadrato Rosso D'asti |
S |
80 days. Famous blocky and sweet red Italian
heirloom bell. Extremely large fruit, plentiful production,
and terrific flavor. |
Bell Red Beauty |
S |
80 days. Red and widely adapted in almost any area of
the country. Thick-walled, about 4 inches long. Heavy
yields. Resistant to tobacco mosaic virus. |
Bell Roumanian Rainbow |
S |
60 days. Start out as ivory, turn persimmon orange,
then finally mature to red. Typically in all 3 color
stages at one time. 4 to 5 inches long and very sweet. |
Bell Ruby Giant |
S |
72 days. From a cross between 'Chinese Giant' and
'Ruby King'. Large, blocky, non-tapering fruits averaging
3-1/2" x 4". Very sweet after turning from green to red. |
Bell Ruby King |
S |
68 days. Early bell pepper that ripens from dark green
to ruby red. Fruits grow to 6" long with thick sweet flesh,
excellent for frying or fresh eating. |
Bell Soroksari |
S |
66 days. Balkan heirloom. Pale yellow, very sweet. When
fully ripened and dried it acquires a deeper orange/red
color and makes a wonderful paprika, as well. |
Bell Yolo Wonder |
S |
75 days. Improved version of California Wonder. Very
hardy and adaptable to various environments. Normally
used green will turn to red when fully ripe. |
Bhut Jolokia |
H |
90 days. 1 million+ Scoville Units. Fruits are triangular,
2-3 inches long. |
Corno di Toro Red |
S |
68 days. Italian 'bull's horn' colorful sweet peppers
are 8-10” long and curved like a bull's horn. Ripen to
deep red. Often sauteed or grilled. Prolific tall plants. |
Corno di Toro Yellow |
S |
68 days. Long 8-inch tapered, bull-horn shaped
golden-yellow peppers are sweet and spicy. Great fresh
or roasted. Large plants yield well. Among the best
peppers you can grow. |
Cow Horn |
H |
75 days. Large thick pepper resembling a cow's horn.
Originally from New Mexico. Features a mildly spicy
flavor. Ripens from green to red. |
Criolla Sella |
H |
90-120 days. From Bolivia. Cylindrical and taper
to a point. Turns orange when ripe. Spicy with a citrus
flavor. |
Datil Yellow |
H |
100 days. Cultivated in St. Augustine, Florida. Unique
in that it is extremely hot but also very sweet. |
Florina |
S |
90 days. From Macedonia. Long, flat, sweet and bright
red peppers. Greeks roast them with olive oil, garlic,
parsley and a touch of vinegar . |
Friariello |
S |
70 days. Classic small frying pepper. Strong production
and great flavor. The 4-5 inch long, thin skinned and
ideal for frying, most often used green. |
Giant Aconcagua |
S |
75 days. As sweet as apples. Delicious eaten raw, in
salads, stuffed, or stir fried. Grows up to 11 inches
long and can weigh up to 12 ozs. |
Golden Greek Pepperoncini |
H |
60-65 days. From Greece, for pickling. Thin-walled
and mildly hot. |
Habanero Chocolate |
H |
85-100 days. A fairly rare Habanero, bearing deep
red-brown fruits. Flavor is extremely hot and comparable
to the Red Habanero. Peppers grow to 1-2". |
Habanero Red |
H |
90-100 days. 285,000 Scoville units! Brilliant red
when mature. |
Habanero White |
H |
85-100 days. The rare White Habenero ripens to a
snow white or slightly creamy color. 1". Low-growing,
productive. Gorgeous and rare. Easily container grown. |
Holy Mole |
H |
80 days. Known for distinctive nutty and spicy
flavor in mole sauce. 7 to 9 inches long start out
green then mature to a dark chocolate color. Adds
rich, smoky flavor but very little heat to dishes. |
Hungarian Wax |
H |
70 days. Medium-hot peppers, especially good
for pickling. Canary yellow, then bright red at
full maturity. 6 to 8 inches long. |
Indian Jwala |
H |
Ripens in stages. Probably the most popular pepper
in India. Fruits grow to about 4 inches, with a slender
and wrinkled shape. Very hot. |
Jalapeno M |
H |
75 days. Fiery, thick-walled peppers grow 3 inches
with rounded tips. Dark green at first, then red.
Good for nachos and other Tex-Mex dishes. |
Jalapeno NuMex Primavera |
H |
75 days. Mild jalapeno, large, meaty pods. |
Jalapeno NuMex Vaquero |
H |
75 days. Newest edition of the New Mexico SU family,
this is a better quality jalapeno with much more
disease resistance than older varieties. |
Jimmy Nardello |
S |
80-90 days. Bears 12 inch red ripening peppers that
are great for frying. A sweet variety. Quite productive
and pretty when in fruit. |
Large Red Thick Cayenne |
H |
76 days. Concentrated set of wrinkled, very pungent
fruit, 6X11⁄4 inches. Very pungent, even when small.
Useful for sauce and drying. |
Long Red Slim Cayenne |
H |
75 days. Bountiful harvest of pencil shaped fruits
often curled and twisted. Very hot. Easily dried. |
Malaysian Goronong |
H |
90-100 days. Habanero variety from Malaysia. Goronong
bears elongated fruits that grow up to 3 1/2" long.
Ripen to yellow. |
Marconi Golden |
S |
90 days. Golden-yellow Italian sweet peppers are 3
lobed and up to 1 ft long. Prolific high quality fruit. |
Marconi Red |
S |
120 days. Sweet red fruits, 7 inches long. |
Melrose |
S |
60 days. Italian heirloom. Very early frying pepper,
4" long, turn brilliant red very early in the season.
Rich,sweet flavor. |
Mulato Isleno |
H |
85-95 days. Plant produces good yields 6X3 inches.
Hot. Peppers turn from dark green to chocolate brown
when mature. A type of Ancho/poblano. |
Nocera Rosso |
S |
75 days. Produces an abundant amount of large
elongated bell shaped fruit. Very sweet flavor. |
NuMex Bailey Piquin |
H |
120 days. Also known as Chilepiquin or bird pepper.
Fruit falls from stem when ripe. Oblong small fruits
with rating of 97,000 Scoville Units. |
NuMex Big Jim |
H |
80 days. A favorite for chiles rellenos. Medium hot
pungency. As an advantage, plants are able to set
fruit under hot, dry conditions. |
NuMex Suave Orange |
H |
95 days. Developed by the Chile Pepper Institute,
this pepper has all the wonderful flavor of a habanero
but with very little heat. Suave means smooth or mild
in Spanish. |
Pasilla Bajio |
H |
75-80 days. Good yields of 8-10 inch long fruit
that are mildly hot and turn from green to dark
brown when mature. Used to make smoky flavored
sauces. |
Pimento L |
S |
95 to 100 days. Large heart-shaped fruit is 4-1/2”
long. Often canned or pickled. |
Pimient de Espelette |
H |
90 days. A nice pepper from the Basque country,
medium heat and unique flavor. |
Piquillo |
H |
85 days. Spanish workhorse is renown for preserving.
Sweet, heart-shaped pods grow on sturdy plants ripening
to a beautiful rich red. Good for frying and roasting.
Mild. |
Pusa Sadabahar |
H |
75-80 days. Small tapered cayenne peppers in erect
clusters. Pods mature to red and are 2-2.5" long and
0.3" in diameter. Produces insane amount. |
Sahuaro |
H |
68 days. Large green chile. Strong disease resistance
with big, early harvest. Can be 9 inches long with a mild
500 Scoville Units. |
Serrano del Sol |
H |
65 days. Fleshy and meaty with the unique Serrano
flavor so popular in Mexican cuisine. About 3X1/2
inch green, maturing to a bright red. |
Shishito |
H |
61 days. Wrinkled sweet pepper with a slight hot edge.
Thin walled, usually used when still green. Popular in Japan. |
Sigaretta Dolce |
S |
72 days. Red slim, long, sweet fruits. |
Sweet Banana |
S |
72 days. 5-1/2 to 6 inch long, tapered peppers that
are wonderful fried or cut up into salads. Light green
at first, they turn yellow and orange, and finally
ripen to red. |
Sweet Pickle |
S |
75 days. Very compact plants are crowned by a profusion
of upright peppers in colors of red, orange, yellow, and
purple, all at the same time. About 2 inches long and
chunky. Highly ornamental but very edible and sweet. |
Tabasco |
H |
80 days. Fiery hot, this is the one that has made
Tabasco sauce famous. Green leaf strain that grows
best in the South and East. Light yellow-green peppers
turn to red and grow on tall plants. |
Thai Hot |
H |
90 days. Extremely hot. 1 1/2 inch long peppers ripen
to red. |
Tolli's Sweet |
S |
75-85 days. Sweet Italian heirloom. Large, dependable
yields of 5" long scarlet-red peppers. Great added to
tomato sauces. |
Trinidad Perfume |
H |
80-85 days. No heat. Pendant peppers are 1 to 1 1/2
inches long and mature to orange-yellow. |
Trinidad Scorpion Butch T |
H |
90-120 days. SHU rating of 1.4 million+. Hotter than
standard Trinidad Scorpion. |
Trinidad Scorpion Moruga |
H |
90-120 days. SHU rating of over 1.5 million, possibly
the hottest pepper in the world. Wrinkled pendant shaped
fruit ripens to red. Care should be taken when handling
fruit and seeds. |