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| Common
Name |
Variety |
* |
Description |
Days |
Heat |
| Pepper,
Chile |
|
|
Sweet
Bells, Green / Red |
|
|
| Pepper,
Chile |
Ace |
Hy |
Early,
medium sized green bell. Productive. |
70 |
0 |
| Pepper,
Chile |
Apple |
|
Tastes
like apples! mild, juicy and sweetly fruity.3-4in. heart-shaped. |
57 |
0 |
| Pepper,
Chile |
Beauty
Bell Hybrid |
Hy |
Intensely
sweet, thick-walled and blocky 5-7oz fruits turn red with maturity. |
72 |
0 |
| Pepper,
Chile |
Better
Belle |
Hy |
Blocky
and thick walled large fruit. Tobacco mosaic virus resistant. |
70 |
0 |
|
Big
Bertha |
Hy |
Giant
sweet bell, produces fruit 7" long & 4" across, deep
green to red, 25-30" plant. |
75 |
0 |
|
Canape
Bell, Hyb. |
Hy |
Dark
green elongated fruit, 2 by 2 1/2".
Early variety. Sets fruit in cool temps. |
70 |
0 |
| Pepper,
Chile |
Fat
n Sassy |
Hy |
Large
heavy bell about. 4 1/2 in. Sweet
flavor. Turning bright red early in season. |
65 |
0 |
| Pepper,
Chile |
French
Cadice |
Hy |
Large
bell peppers that grow vigorously and set fruit under cool, short
season climates |
55 |
0 |
|
Jingle
Bells |
Hy |
16"
tall plants produce mini bell peppers, 2 inches square. |
58 |
0 |
|
Karma |
Hy |
Huge
harvests of 6 by 4 inch peppers with thick walls and bright red
skins. 30" tall plants should be staked. TMV resistant plants. |
68 |
0 |
|
King
Arthur |
Hy |
Early,
large sweet bell peppers. Resistant to pepper viruses. Fruit grows
to 4.5" long. |
74 |
0 |
|
King
of the North |
|
A
thick walled, blocky, bright red pepper that is great for stuffing. Mild taste as it matures. 6"
by 4" fruit. |
65 |
0 |
|
Lipstick |
|
Sweet
pepper with an excellent flavor, fruit is green ripening to red,
4" long and tapering to a blunt point.
Does well in cool climates |
73 |
0 |
|
Northstar
Hyb. |
Hy |
Extremely
early to set fruit and does so under unfavorable conditions, 3-4
lobed shaped fruit per plant. |
60 |
0 |
|
Park's
Whopper |
Hy |
Huge
harvests of 6 by 4 inch peppers with thick walls and bright red
skins. 30" tall plants should be staked. TMV resistant plants. |
71 |
0 |
|
Red
Knight |
Hy |
Sweet
glossy red bell pepper,hybrid vigor and disease resistant. |
55 |
0 |
|
Ruby
Giant |
|
Large
blocky, non-tapering fruit up to 6 by 4 inches with thick, sweet
flesh. Turns red early, in 72 days, and grows into a small bush. |
60 |
0 |
|
Tender
Bell |
|
This
hybid pepper has a deep green bullnose with a thin wall. TMV tolerant
and very early. |
60 |
0 |
|
The
Big Early Hybrid |
Hy |
Very
large , elongated bell. 8"x5" fruits turn red and very
sweet when mature |
70 |
0 |
|
Yankee
Bell |
|
For
northern growers, this are very early blocky, medium-sized fruits.
Red ripe in 79 days! Plants are strongly branched. |
60 |
0 |
|
|
|
Sweet
Bells, Exotic colors |
|
|
|
Arianne |
|
Rich
orange color with a sweet flavor in a big, blocky, early
fruit. Large harvests and plants are resistant to TMV. |
68 |
0 |
|
Blushing
Beauty |
Hy |
Starts
white, brightens to a pale gold,then deepens to a glossy orange
,finally ending up bright red. What fun! Fruits are thick and extra
sweet at all stages. |
72 |
0 |
|
Early
Sunsation Hyb. |
Hy |
Big,
blocky bell that turns to golden-yellow when ripe. |
70 |
0 |
|
Golden
Summer Hybrid |
Hy |
Outstanding
thick-walled, blocky, golden fruit. Has a mild, sweet flavor and
is tobacco mosaic resistant. |
67 |
0 |
|
Islander
Lavender |
Hy |
A
lavender bell pepper with pale yellow flesh, it will streak with
yellow and orange before ripening to dark red |
60 |
0 |
|
Labrador |
Hy |
These
medium-large and sweet peppers ripen to yellow very early. Compact
plant holds well in the garden. |
80 |
0 |
|
Lilac
Hybrid |
Hy |
Truly
lavender with ivory-yellow flesh. Fruit is blocky measuring 4 1/2"x3
1/2". Peppers mature from ivory to lavender. Mild and sweet. |
70 |
0 |
|
New
Mandarin |
Hy |
Deep
pumpkin orange fruit that are distinctively sweet and thick walled,
5-6" peppers. |
75 |
0 |
|
Orange
Sun |
|
Pumpkin
orange pepper, 4" across. |
80 |
0 |
|
Portos
Yellow |
|
Prolific
producer of thick walled green bells that turn yellow at maturity. |
74 |
0 |
|
Purple
Beauty |
|
Sweet
bell peppers that ripen to dark purple color.
Compact plants with good fruit set |
70 |
0 |
|
Queen
Hybrid |
Hy |
Turns
glowing orange when fully ripe. Matures earlier than other orange
peppers. Keeps well and is very sweet.
Holland type. |
78 |
0 |
|
Roumanian
Rainbow |
|
Sweet
4-5" long peppers on short compact plants. Fruit starts out
ivory colored, then orange, and matures to red. All three stages
appearing makes for a striking plant. |
60 |
0 |
|
Sun
Bell |
Hy |
Starts
out yellow, then turns red. very sweet at all stages. |
70 |
0 |
|
Tequila |
Hy |
Lovely,
dark lavender pepper. Grows to a blocky 4"x4". Strong
plants are TMV resistant. |
72 |
0 |
|
Valencia |
Hy |
A
sweet pepper that ripens to a tangerine orange color, resistant
to Stip & TMV, good producer. |
72 |
0 |
|
|
|
Frying
varieties |
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Anaheim |
|
Mild,30"
tall, 7-8" long stuffing peppers, good for stuffing or in red and green sauces. |
77 |
3 |
|
Antohi
Romanian |
|
Brought
to this country by a Romanian acrobat. this pepper has a sweet ,
full flavor. |
78 |
3 |
|
Bounty
Hybrid |
Hy |
9-10"
long banana-type peppers that turn from yellow to orange to red. Very prolific yield. Sweet tasting fresh or cooked. |
65 |
2 |
|
Fushimi |
|
Slender
6"long tapered fruits, with thin bright green walls. Well flavored;very
popular for Japanese dishes and tempura. |
65 |
1 |
|
Golden
Arrow |
|
Yellow
semi-sweet peppers, bears 8-12 6" fruits, medium thick walls,
changes to deep orange when ripe, Verticillium wilt tolerant. |
75 |
1 |
|
Japanese
Shishitou |
|
Favorite
in Japan with shiny light green
fruits are crisp and thin and 3" long. Mild flesh good for
tempura. Very prolific. |
70 |
2 |
|
Park's
Sweet Banana Whopper Improved |
Hy |
6-8"
long - the largest banana pepper. Tangy, crisp, sweet. |
65 |
1 |
|
Sweet
Banana |
|
Shaped
like a Hungarian Wax, but sweet, ripens red, great for salads and
frying. |
66 |
0 |
|
Yellow
Arrow |
|
Earliest
of all sweet banana types. |
55 |
3 |
|
|
|
Roasting
/ Stuffing varieties |
|
|
|
Ancho
(Poblano) San Luis |
|
Mild,
6" peppers. used for stuffing, drying or roasting. Extra vigorous
Mexican variety. |
80 |
2 |
|
Ancho
101 |
|
Mildly
hot heart shaped fruit. Good
when dried and made into chili powder, or stuffed. |
78 |
3 |
|
Ancho
211 |
|
Productive,
new hybrid ancho that has heart-shaped, thinner-walled, mildly pungent
fruits. Turns from black-green to red. Great roasted. |
68 |
2 |
|
Ancho,
Giant |
|
Extra
large, dark green with slightly thicker walls and medium hot flavor.
Good for roasting or stuffing. |
70 |
3 |
|
Ancho
Ranchero |
Hy |
Very
large fruit, tall sturdy plants |
70 |
2 |
|
Ancho,
Sweet |
|
4-5"
dark green fruit that is thin walled. Early variety. |
60 |
2 |
|
Ancho
Rojo |
|
5"
dark green fruit. Extremely early and very productive. Good for
stuffing and roasting. |
58 |
2 |
|
Big
Chile Hyb. |
Hy |
8-10"
long fruit that are thick fleshed 1/3 the heat of jalapenos, mature
red but can be used when green, roasted, julienne or diced. |
68 |
3 |
|
Ecuadorian
Sweet Relleno |
|
Sweet
frying pepper, 7" long and 2" wide, tri-lobed and deep
red when ripe. |
65 |
1 |
|
Giant
Marconi Hyb. |
Hy |
Big,
Italian-type sweet roasting peppers are 8" long. 30" tall
plants bear heavily despite cold, wet, or dry conditions. Resistant
to TMV. |
63 |
1 |
|
Italian
Roaster Hyb. |
Hy |
Long,
thin green peppers that are mildly hot.
|
76 |
4 |
|
Italian
Sweet Relleno |
|
High
yielding plant with peppers 6"x2". Great for stuffing
or roasting. |
70 |
0 |
|
Poblano
L |
|
Dark
green peppers maturing to almost brown, 5" long and
2 1/2" wide. Called
Poblano when fresh and Ancho when dried. |
80 |
2 |
|
Relleno |
|
Slightly
spicy 10" x 3" stuffing peppers. Plant grows to 18". |
75 |
3 |
|
Spanish
Spice Hybrid |
Hy |
Spicy
but not hot or really sweet, these wrinkled Mediterranean peppers
are great for frying. Produce all season long |
68 |
1 |
|
Tiburon |
Hy |
Extra
large, glossy, dark green fruits grow in abundance on this big sturdy
plant. Sweeter flesh than other Ancho-types. Roaster. |
65 |
2 |
|
Turino |
|
Italian
roasting pepper,sweet and thick walled. Grill and serve with a sprinkle
of olive oil and fresh basil! |
68 |
1 |
|
|
|
Drying,
Grinding & Wreathmaking varieties |
|
|
|
Afghan
Long |
|
Medium
green 3-4" thin walled, pendant turning to red. 2' tall plants. |
75 |
7 |
|
Aji
Amarillo Mirasol |
|
Shiny
orange-yellow, slender tapered pepper from the Andean lowlands,
medium to very hot. |
90 |
4 |
|
Ancho
Mulato |
|
5"
mild pepper with smokier flavor. Broad and tapering fruit good for
stuffing or roasting. |
130 |
3 |
|
Chile
de Arbol |
|
Hot,
4" long peppers, use like cayenne and in chile powder. |
90 |
9 |
|
Conquistador
|
|
Spanish
Paprika 6-7" long, makes a full bodied rich sweet paprika. |
80 |
0 |
|
Espanola |
|
Medium
hot, thin walled early season chile.
Good for drying or for stuffing. Peppers are 4-6" long,
tapered, turn red when ripe. |
70 |
4 |
|
Giant
Szegedi |
|
Hungarian
paprika ripens yellow/orange. Very sweet thick flesh 6" long. |
70 |
1 |
|
Giant
Thai Hot |
|
Twice
the amount of flesh per pod as Thai Hot and just as spicy! Red and
green fruits point out from mounded 18" plants. |
42 |
8 |
|
Kishinev |
|
Bright
red at maturity, thick fleshed and exceptional flavor, with a slight
hint of spice. |
75 |
2 |
|
Large
Red Thick Cayenne |
|
Very
hot, pungent wrinkled peppers. Good for sauces and drying. |
76 |
9 |
|
Long
Red Slim Cayenne |
|
Long
slender red peppers excellent for seasoning pickles, chile dishes,
and salsa. Very hot. Dries well. |
72 |
9 |
|
Purple
Cayenne |
|
Beautiful
purple-leaved plants produce many dark purple cayenne peppers. Very
hot! |
70 |
9 |
|
Super
Cayenne II |
Hy |
Longer
fruit up to 6", more vigorous.
Flavorful and pungent. |
75 |
9 |
|
Thai |
|
Small
hot pods 1-2" long, thin fruits grow upright green to bright
red. Use fresh or dried. |
75 |
7 |
|
Thai
Dragon |
Hy |
Very
hot, Thai peppers, 3" long and half an inch wide, thin walls,
dries easily, large yields. |
70 |
8 |
|
Turkish
Sweet Cayenne |
|
Crinkled,
curled chilies that are orange when ripe.
Delicate sweet flavor. |
70 |
7 |
|
Yatsafusa |
|
Very
hot,20" tall plant, 3" tapered fiery red peppers, used
in Japan cooked or dried & coarsely ground. |
80 |
7 |
|
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Pickling
and Canning varieties |
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Cascabella
Hot |
|
Medium
hot, 1" long conical peppers, yellow turning red/brown, use
minced as condiment or pickled whole. |
75 |
5 |
|
Inferno
Hyb. |
Hy |
Hungarian
hot wax pepper. Bears 8"
long very hot banana peppers. Great
for pickling. |
60 |
6 |
|
Jamaican
Hot Red |
|
Interestingly
shaped, bright red hot peppers. Compact plants with dense foliage. |
95 |
6 |
|
Jamaican
Hot Yellow |
|
Interestingly
shaped bright yellow peppers. Compact plants with dense foliage.
|
95 |
6 |
|
Peperoncino |
|
Prolific
thin, yellowish-green fruit. Stay
sweet until late maturity. Harvest
when green. |
72 |
3 |
|
Pepperoncini |
|
Mild
Italian pickling pepper, 3-4" long ripening from green to red. Good in antipasto. |
65 |
3 |
|
Robustini
Hyb. |
Hy |
Pepperoncini
type, 2-3" long. Spicy
hot. |
62 |
5 |
|
Sport |
|
Used
green and pickled popular in sandwiches. A tabasco cultivar. |
80 |
5 |
|
Sundial
Cherry Sweet |
Hy |
A hybrid cherry pepper that is 1-2", thich walled, and very
sweet. |
65 |
0 |
|
Yellow
Squash |
|
Medium
hot, peppers look like yellow flying saucers, are great for pepper
jelly. |
60 |
6 |
|
|
|
Exotic
types |
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Aji
Cristal |
|
3'
plants covered with 4-5", Chilean pale medium hot yellow fruit
matures to red. |
90 |
6 |
|
Aji
Dulce |
|
Medium
hot with a flood of fruitiness. |
95 |
7 |
|
Aji
Limon |
|
Delicious
medium hot yellow pepper, 2" long, very thin and tapered. |
85 |
6 |
|
Bulgarian
Carrot |
|
Quite
hot 3 1/2" long florescent orange pepper with pungent fruity
flavor. |
65 |
8 |
|
Cyklon |
|
From
Poland with a good amount of heat for cooking, but not mouth burning.
Red, slighly curved 5" fruit. Easy to dry with somewhat thin
flesh. |
100 |
4 |
|
Hot
Portugal |
|
Elongated
narrow fruits 5 to 8" by 1" wide with a classic wrinkled
hip. Hotter than early Jalepeno, but not as hot
as super chili. Early productive ripener. |
64 |
6 |
|
Kung
Pao |
Hy |
Large
plant is a heavy bearer of hot, thin walled 4.5" long peppers,
used for Kung Pao Chicken and other Chinese dishes. |
85 |
7 |
|
Mirasol |
|
Medium
hot, 3" long clusters of red fruit grow upright on 24"
tall plants. Excellent cooking variety, has a strawberryish
flavor that is good with pork, chicken, in sauces soups and stews |
80 |
5 |
|
Purira |
|
Extremely
hot, these bushy plants bear 2" long upright conical fruits
that ripen from blotchy yellow-purple to glowing orange-red. |
72 |
8 |
|
Purple
Serrano |
|
2"
long peppers turning deep purple at maturity. Very hot. Plants are
tall and branching. |
85 |
7 |
|
Santaka |
|
Hot,
2" long chunky meaty juicy red peppers. |
60 |
8 |
|
Serrano
del Sol |
Hy |
Extremely
early hybrid serrano, produces larger fruit than other types. Medium hot, excellent flavor. |
62 |
5 |
|
Serrano
Huasteco |
|
Very
hot, improved version of Serrano peppers, with more, larger, thicker
walled fruit and improved disease resistance. |
80 |
6 |
|
Tobasco |
|
Very
hot, 30" tall, long season chiles that dry well and areused
to make tobasco sauce. |
140 |
7 |
|
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|
Habanero
types |
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|
Caribbean
Red Habanero |
|
Amazingly
hot , wickedly so!! |
100 |
99 |
|
Chocolate
Scotch Bonnet |
|
Extremely
hot, relative to the habanero, but later to mature with smaller
fruit, bright orange when ripe, smoky and fiery hot flavor. |
120 |
99 |
|
Datil |
|
Extremely
hot relative of habaneros, very rare and hard to find, an excellent
fruity peppery taste, much coveted by pepper aficionados. |
90 |
99 |
|
Fatalii |
|
Fiery
hot, wrinkled yellow, Habanero-type. Citrus-like flavor before the
heat sets in. Plants grow 3-4 feet tall with abundant 2-3"
long peppers. |
80 |
99 |
|
Francisca |
|
Longer,
heavier and hotter than a standard Habanero.
|
98 |
99 |
|
Gambia |
|
Light
green-yellow, habanero type originally from Africa. |
65 |
99 |
|
Jamaican
Hot Chocolate |
|
Reddish,
chocolate-brown, shiny, Habanero-type peppers. Fruits are 1-2"
long, extremely hot, with an smoky flavor. Makes a great hot sauce. |
85 |
99 |
|
Red
Mushroom |
|
Mushroom
shaped, related to Habanero, extremely hot. Brilliant red. |
80 |
99 |
|
Scotch
Bonnet |
|
Extremely
hot, relative to the habanero, but later to mature with smaller
fruit, bright orange when ripe, smoky and fiery hot flavor. |
120 |
99 |
|
Trinidad |
|
A
mild habanero type, called a seasoning pepper.
Small globe shaped fruit is golden yellow at maturity. |
90 |
6 |
|
Yellow
Mushroom |
|
Extremely
hot, golden fruit, related to the habanero. Abundant harvests-excellent
pickled. |
80 |
99 |
|
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|
Jalapeno
types |
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|
Chilipeno |
Hy |
Supersized
Jalapeno. Sweet, true Jalapeno flavor. |
65 |
5 |
|
Grandpa's
Favorite |
|
Small
Jalapeno that is meaty, juicy and medium hot. |
80 |
4 |
|
Conchos |
Hy |
A
dark green jalapeno with moderate heat. Tall plants are very productive.
Fruits hold well fresh. |
65 |
5 |
|
Delicias |
Hy |
Delicious
mild Jalapeno that has heavy yields. @ 3.5"
long. Great taste for salsa! |
85 |
5 |
|
Fooled
You |
Hy |
Jalapeno
flavor minus any heat whatsoever.
Large crop of big jalapenos on 27" tall plants. |
65 |
0 |
|
Jaloro |
|
Golden jalapeno with the same heat as the regular jalapeno, resistant
to six viruses. |
70 |
5 |
|
Mucho
Nacho |
Hy |
4"
long Jalapeno - hotter and larger than the standard Jalapeno. Vigorous
plants. |
75 |
7 |
|
Senorita
Jalapeno |
Hy |
A
mild version of the standard jalapenos, but without losing the flavor,
very productive and disease resistant. |
60 |
3 |
|
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|
Container varieties
(Edible Ornamentals) |
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Bolivian
Rainbow |
|
Medium
hot, 30" tall, purple foliage, 3/4" purple, white &
orange fruit. |
75 |
3 |
|
Czechoslovakian
Black |
|
Mildly
hot,30" tall plants with purple veins, 2" black to red
peppers. |
65 |
4 |
|
Fiesta |
|
Produces
clusters of orange upright 2" peppers which are great for pepper
vinegar. |
75 |
4 |
|
Hot
Claw |
|
Upright
clusters of peppers resemble claws. Bright red at maturity, easily
dried or stir fried. Easy to grow. |
|
7 |
|
Multihot |
|
Hot
Hungarian yellow pepper. Grows pendant in large quantities on tall
sturdy plants. Large Diablo Grande. |
62 |
4 |
|
Rooster
Spur |
|
Very
hot tiny pointed peppers. Prolific producers and decorative plants. |
92 |
9 |
|
Sweet
Pickle |
|
Compact
plants with very sweet upright peppers in colors of red, orange,
yellow and purple all at the same time. |
75 |
0 |
|
Thai
Hot |
|
Very
hot, tiny conical-shaped peppers on dwarf plants |
70 |
8 |
|
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