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Capsicum baccatum | Aji Crystal - A great Aji-type, originally from Chile. Produces 1.5x3.5" long fruits that ripen from pale green to pale yellow and then finally to a bright red. The fruits have a waxy skin and very hot citrusy flavor. Perfect for salsas! Moderate hot heat. 36". 90 days. #1746 | $2.00 |
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| Capsicum chinense | Aji Dulce #2 - Looks just like the fiery red habanero, but without the heat! Fruits grow to 1.5", with a wrinkled skin, just like the habanero. Retains the fruity flavor of the habanero making this pepper extremely popular in Central and South America for dishes needing that classic habanero flavor without its sometimes overpowering heat. 90 days. #1766 | $2.00 |
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Capsicum baccatum | Aji Lemon Drop - Often known as simply 'Lemon Drop', this Aji-type bears pretty lemon-yellow peppers that are a couple of inches long. Similar to the Aji Amarillo, but shorter, the Lemon Drop has a very hot flavor and a pretty, wrinkled appearance. Plants bear quite well. #1791 | $2.50 |
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| Capsicum baccatum | Aji Rojo - Another popular of the Aji types, bearing plump, 4-6" long chiles that ripen to a bright red. Has some similarities to the Aji Limo. Quite hot (7 of 10), and plants have some frost resistance so they can be grown as perennials in some climates. Great Chile, sought after, originally from Peru. #1768 | $2.00 |
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Capsicum annuum | Anaheim Chili - Large green to red pepper, to 6-8" long. Mild pepper, commonly used in chile rellenos. 500-1000 Scoville. Easily container grown, or as an annual. #507 more info... | $1.25 |
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Capsicum annuum | Ancho Chile - Large hot pepper turning from green, to dark red, to black when dried. Up to 3-6" long, 2-3" wide. Fairly mild flavor. Extremely popular pepper in Mexico and the southwest U.S. #516 more info... | $1.25 |
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| Capsicum annuum | Beaver Dam - A large, mildly hot pepper with an excellent flavor that is particularly great for stuffing. Originally a Hungarian variety, it was named for Beaver Dam, WI. Ripens from a light green to a beautiful red, fruits are blocky and grow to several inches. 80 days. #1741 | $1.75 |
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| Capsicum annuum | Black Hungarian Pepper - An ornamental and edible hot pepper bearing 3-4", dark black fruits. The fruits are conical, much like the Jalapeno and eventually ripen to red. Mildly hot, great for salsas. The plant has purple flowers with beautiful purple-veined foliage. 70-80 days. #1162 | $1.75 |
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| Capsicum annuum | Bolivian Rainbow - A gorgeous ornamental, the Bolivian Rainbow has both striking purple foliage and fruits that ripen between a variety of colors. The conical, 1" fruits cover the plant in various stages of ripening from purple to yellow, orange and finally red. The peppers are also edible and are quite hot. 2-3' plant, some similarities to the NuMex Twilight. 80 days. #1780 | $2.00 |
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Capsicum annuum | Bulgarian Carrot - A bright orange pepper that is shaped like a carrot! The Bulgarian Carrot has a great crunchy flavor that is medium to hot in spiciness. Fruits grow in nice clusters on 18" plants. Ornamental and edible! 70-80 days. #1759 | $2.00 |
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| Capsicum annuum | Caloro - A variant of the popular Hot Banana, Caloro fruits are a bit smaller and milder in heat. Fruits can grow to about 4" with a blocky shape, 2" wide. Plants bear continuously and heavily and ripen from yellow to orange and finally red. 80 days. #1786 | $2.00 |
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Capsicum annuum | Caribbean Habanero Pepper - Though its hard to be sure, this may be the hottest pepper in the world, eclipsing even the lofty spiciness of the Orange Habanero. Rates upwards of 400,000 on the Scoville scale. Small bush to 1-3ft. #573 | $2.00 |
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Capsicum annuum | Cascabel - A very unique chile from Mexico, the cascabel has a nutty, smoked flavor, with a heat level of 4. A great chile for a wide assortment of dishes it is often used dried. Ripens to a very dark red color. When dried the fruits sound like a rattle when the seeds are still contained inside. #1112 | $1.75 |
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Capsicum annuum | Cascabella - A small pepper with a fairly mild but spicy flavor. Plants grow to 1-3ft and are extremely prolific, with the little carrot-shaped peppers growing in much abundance. Peppers ripen from green to yellow, orange, and then red. 65-75 days. #1790 | $2.00 |
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| Capsicum annuum | Cayenne Pepper- One of the most widely used hot peppers in cooking, the cayenne is a delicious and hot red pepper growing to 6-8". Has an intense and hot flavor, about 30,000-50,000 on the Schoville index. 70 days. #1117 | $1.75 |
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Capsicum annuum | Cayenne, Golden - A bright yellow-gold version of the ever-popular Cayenne. Fruits grow to 6" and ripen to a beautiful golden yellow. Flavor is like the regular Cayenne, intense and hot. 70-75 days. #1747 | $2.00 |
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Capsicum annuum | Cherry Pepper - Cherry shaped pepper to 1-2". Mildly hot flavor, excellent for cooking and pickling. Fruits are plump and have a faint spicy flavor. #570 | $1.50 |
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Capsicum annuum | Cherry Sweet Pepper - A sweet cherry-type pepper bearing 1-1 1/4" across, red ripening fruits in the shape of a cherry. Plants fruit heavily, fruits are pretty and uniform in shape. Used both green and red. 68-80 days. #1785 | $2.00 |
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| Capsicum annuum | Corno di Toro Pepper - A large, blocky sweet pepper that can grow to 9-10". This variety is probably the largest of the sweet peppers and is particularly good for stuffing. Fruits ripen to red and sometimes a yellow-red combination. The plants are very productive. 80 days. #1733 | $2.00 |
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| Capsicum annuum | Cubanelle Pepper - An early 20th century heirloom bearing tapered, 6x2" sweet peppers that ripen from a yellow-green. Originally from Italy, the Cubanelle is a popular pepper that adds a great sweet-pepper flavor with just the slightest hint of spice. Plants grow to about 2ft and are nicely productive. 70-75 days. #1175 | $1.75 |
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Capsicum annuum | de Arbol Pepper- Slender red chili pepper to 3-6" long. Spicy, with similarities to the Thai Dragon pepper. #513 more info... | $1.50 |
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| Capsicum annuum | Fatali - One of the hottest peppers known, the Fatali scores near record-heat on pepper heat scales and even beats most Habanero's. Produces golden yellow fruits that grow to 3" and have a citrus-like flavor beneath their intense heat. Originally from the Central African Republic. Fruits contain few seeds. 90 days. #1138 | $2.00 |
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Capsicum annuum | Firecracker Pequin - An ornamental, purple-foliage variety of the blazing hot Pequin chile. Fruits grow to just under an inch, with a conical shape and a heat that can rival some of the Habaneros. Compact plants, very pretty in foliage and fruits as they ripen through multi-color stages. #1784 | $2.25 |
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| Capsicum annuum | Fish - A beautiful and useful hot pepper with eye-catching variegated foliage. The 3" pepper ripen from cream to orange, brown, and finally red. The flavor is moderately hot and this variety was once common in the crab houses of the East coast during the 19th century. 80 days. #1160 | $2.00 |
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Capsicum annuum | Fresno Chili - Similar in size and shape to Jalapeno. Ripens to a red color, spicier than the Jalapeno. #514 more info... | $1.25 |
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| Capsicum annuum | Golden Treasure - A bright, golden yellow sweet pepper that grows up to 9" long. Fruits are slender and tapered at the base looking a bit like a carrot, and ripening to a beautiful deep yellow. Thin walled, with thick sweet flesh. 80 days. #1163 | $1.75 | ||
| Capsicum annuum | Guajillo- 4-7" chile, drying to a black color, with a nice cylindrical shape. Very mild flavor, popular in North and South American cuisine. The seeds usually detach from the placenta when dried, allowing the Guajillo's use as a rattle. #519 more info... | $1.25 | ||
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Capsicum annuum | Hot Apple - a.k.a Almapaprika. a 2", circular pepper somewhat resembling an apple. Originally from Hungary, the Hot Apple pepper has a nice flavor and thick, crunchy flesh. Medium-hot. #1135 | $1.75 | |
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Capsicum annuum | Hot Banana, Yellow Hungarian Wax- Medium sized, 4-6" long pepper, 1-2" wide, used when its skin is a waxy yellow color. Flavor is mildly spicy. #517 more info... | $1.25 | |
| Capsicum annuum | Hungarian Hot Wax - 6" elongated hot pepper ripening to yellow, then orange, and finally red. Has a moderate heat level and is used both fresh and for pickling. Fruits take about 75-80 days to ripen making this variety a nice earlier ripening type. #1113 | $1.50 |
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Capsicum baccatum | Inca Berry - A pretty rainforest pepper bearing 1-2" fruit that ripens from orange to red. Flavor is hot and rivals many of the Aji types of which this is a close cousin. #1762 | $2.00 |
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| Capsicum frutescens | Indian PC-1 - A blazing hot pepper originally from India. The bright red, slender fruits grow to about 2" with an extremely hot flavor that places near the top of the pepper heat scale. This variety is supposedly the hottest cultivated variety in India and is used for cooking there. #1185 | $2.00 |
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Capsicum annuum | Jalapeno- Medium sized green pepper, the most popular in the United States for eating and cooking. Mild flavor, 2000-5000 Schoville. Eaten raw or cooked, the jalapeno is an important ingredient in numerous dishes. When dried, it is known as chipotle. Easily container grown, or as an annual. #508 more info... | $1.50 | |
| Capsicum annuum | Jalapeno M - Medium sized green pepper, the most popular in the United States for eating and cooking. This strain of Jalapeno has a very mild flavor with minimal heat. Makes a great pepper for those that want a taste of spice without too much heat. Fruits much like the regular Jalapeno with similarly shaped and sized fruits. #1169 | $1.75 |
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| Capsicum annuum | Jaloro - The first yellow colored Jalapeno, combines the always popular flavor of the hot Jalapeno with a unique and pleasant color. Fruits grow about the same size and shape as regular Jalapenos, and ripen from yellow to red. Plants are resistant to several viruses. #1789 | $2.00 |
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Capsicum annuum | Japanese Chili - Slender, red chile with a mildly hot flavor. Similar to Cayenne, and Thai Dragon peppers. #515 more info... | $1.25 |
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Capsicum pubescens |
Jimmy Nardello's Sweet Italian Frying Pepper - A classic pepper originally from Italy, the Jimmy Nardello bears 12", red ripening peppers that are great for frying. This is a sweet variety, so the peppers lack heat. The two foot tall plants are quite productive and pretty when in fruit. 80-90 days. #1779 |
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Capsicum pubescens |
Kung Pao - A long, red, thin-skinned pepper with a mildly hot flavor. Excellent for use in Asian cooking. Plants bear heavily. Fruits can grow to 6-9 and are very slender. A recent hybrid introduction. #532 |
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Capsicum pubescens |
Manzano Pepper - Extremely hot, orange colored pepper looking much like the habanero. This pepper is a rocoto tree pepper relative and is noted for its cold hardiness, as it naturally grows on Andean mountain slopes, this pepper will survive several degrees below freezing. Plants grow to 2-6ft, can live for many years. #559 |
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Manzano Pepper, Red - Extremely hot, red colored pepper looking much like the habanero. Seeds are from the rarer red-skinned type. This pepper is a rocoto tree pepper relative and is noted for its cold hardiness, as it naturally grows on Andean mountain slopes, this pepper will survive several degrees below freezing. Plants grow to 2-6ft, can live for many years. #1164 |
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Manzano Pepper, Yellow - Extremely hot, yellow colored pepper looking much like the habanero. Seeds are from the rare yellow-skinned type, the hottest of the three Manzano peppers, with a scorching heat! This pepper is a rocoto tree pepper relative and is noted for its cold hardiness, as it naturally grows on Andean mountain slopes, this pepper will survive several degrees below freezing. Plants grow to 2-6ft, can live for many years. #1165 |
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Capsicum pubescens |
Marconi, Red - A delightful Italian heirloom sweet pepper. Fruits are tri-lobed, twisted, tapered at the bottom and can grow up to 12" long. This variety ripens to a dark red with a great sweet flavor that is popular in cooking. 70 days. #1171 |
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Medusa's Head - A fairly compact, ornamental type pepper with large clusters of slender, hooked peppers that grow up from branches. The red ripening peppers crown the top of the plant creating a fun visual. The peppers are quite spicy to the taste and are a bit like Thai peppers. #1788 |
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| Capsicum chinense | Mustard Habanero Pepper - Wrinkled pepper, usually 1-2" long, 1" wide. Seeds are from a beautiful mustard yellow colored variety, bearing fruits with dark yellow flesh tinged with orange, and more pointed than other varieties. Flavor is great, with strong fruity overtones. The Habanero is one of the hottest peppers in the world, rating 200,000-300,000 Scoville units. Easily container grown, or as an annual. #1129 | $2.00 |
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| Capsicum annuum | New Mexico Chile- Old chili variety that became the first popularized chile in the United States. Heavily used in New Mexico and the southwest, the New Mexico Chile is a medium sized pepper often used green, with a mild spiciness. Very common ingredient in Mexican cuisine. #518 more info... | $1.25 |
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| Capsicum annuum | NuMex Big Jim - Generally considered the world's largest chile, fruits of the Big Jim often grow over 1ft, and have topped even 18" long! Originally bred from the New Mexico Chile, this variety is a favorite for huge fruits and nice flavor. Heat level varies, but is generally fairly hot. Red ripening. 80 days. #1904 | $2.00 |
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Capsicum annuum | NuMex Twilight- Small, very spicy pepper usually grown for its interesting ornamental characteristics. Peppers slowly ripen from green to yellow, to purple, orange, and finally red. Small plants are filled with multi-colored fruits throughout the growing season. #552 more info... | $1.75 |
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Capsicum chinense | Orange Habanero Pepper - Orange, wrinkled pepper, usually 1-2" long, 1" wide. The Orange Habanero is one of the hottest peppers in the world, rating 100,000-300,000 Scoville units. Easily container grown, or as an annual. #504 more info... | $1.50 |
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| Capsicum chinense | Peach Habanero Pepper - Wrinkled pepper, usually 1-2" long, 1" wide. Seeds are from the beautiful peach colored variety, bearing fruits similar to the orange type but with red-toned skin. The Habanero is one of the hottest peppers in the world, rating 200,000-300,000 Scoville units. Easily container grown, or as an annual. #1130 | $2.00 |
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| Capsicum annuum | Pepperoncini- Extremely mild hot pepper often used in Italian cuisine. 2-5" fruits wrinkle as they ripen to a red color. #562 more info... | $1.75 |
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Capsicum annuum | Pequin Chili - Small chile to 1" long, but extremely hot and commonly used in ultra-spicy foods. Small chiles are borne abundantly on semi-annuals plants that in warmer climates, can survive for several years. #553 more info... | $1.50 |