Bulgarian Carrot
Beautiful, 3-1/2 inch long, bright fluorescent orange peppers have the shape and color of a carrot, but are quite hot. Fruit is produced in abundance on short plants, making for quite a show in the garden. The flavor of these chiles is not only sweet-hot, it is also fruity, lending itself to use in chutneys, marinades, pickles, salsas, sauces, and even hot pepper jelly. Bulgarian heirloom variety. 67 days.
Caribbean Red
Seed for this habanero variety was found in the Caribbean, and then improved, resulting in a uniform, fiercely hot pepper that is way hotter than the regular orange habanero. Dried samples of Caribbean Red measured 445,000 Scoville units whereas regular habanero tested at about 260,000 Scovilles. This pepper must be used carefully, but with its fruity flavor but with intense heat is wonderful for salsas, marinades, and making your own hot sauce. Bright red, wrinkled habanero type pods are about 1-1/2 inches deep and 1 inch wide and have flavor with fruity overtones. 110 days to red.
Cayenne Large Red Thick
Concentrated set of wrinkled,
very pungent thick fleshed fruit, 6 inches long and 1-1/4 inches in diameter,
wrinkled, tapered and curved. Very pungent, even when small. The Cayenne
derived its name from the Cayenne district of French Guiana, from whence
the Portuguese transported it to Asia. Used for sauces, dried, pickled
or in salsas. Quite hot. 76 days.
Chiltepin
This is a tiny pea-shaped chile
that is no more than 1/4 inch long and wide. This miniature variety grows
wild throughout Mexico and some parts of the Southwestern U.S. They are
among the hottest peppers available, measuring about 100,000 Scoville
units. The plants can grow to 4 feet and are capable of living for years
where the climate allows. Fruits are thin-skinned and mature from green
to red. These fiery little peppers are popular for spicing up soups and
bean dishes. Very hot. 95 days.
Habanero
A blistering hot pepper 200-300
times hotter than Jalapeno! Among the most potent of hot peppers. Wrinkled
fruit is 1 inch long and 1-1/2 inches wide, with a tapered end. Peppers
begin as light green then turn to golden-orange and are loaded onto 36
inch tall plants. Thrives best in warm southern climates. Used in Caribbean
and South American dishes, this chile belongs to the Capsicum Chinense
family of peppers, of South American origin. In Mexico it is planted exclusively
in the Yucatan Peninsula, where it was probably introduced from Cuba,
which might explain its popular name "Habanero". The Habanero is one of
the world's hottest chiles. Its heat level is 10. For the uninitiated
even a tiny piece of Habanero would cause intense and prolonged oral suffering.
Underneath the heat is a delicate plum-tomato apple-like flavour. The
riper red ones have a sweetness that gives them a mouthwatering appeal.
Grown in Mexico and the Caribbean. It has an irregular spheroid shape,
with a small point, and is around 5 cm long by 3.25-4.5 cm wide. It is
available in green, yellow, scarlet and deep red. It has a number of close
relatives such as Scotch Bonnet and Rocoto. It is used mainly raw because
it loses subtlety, but not heat, when cooked. Slow to germinate, must
be grown in warm, moist conditions. The Habanero when ripe or dried and
powdered has a unique apricot scent. 300,000+ SHU. 75 to 125 days.
Habanero -Red
This bright red version of Habanero
is one hot pepper - a staggering 285,000 Scoville units! Very, very, very
hot! Larger and twice as hot as Habanero Orange. The fruit shape and size
are much like the regular Habanero, wrinkled 1 inch to 1-1/2 inch long
chinese lantern type fruit with a tapered end. These peppers turn a brilliant
red upon maturity and grow in abundance on 3-1/2 foot tall plants. Hot
enough to suit even the most dedicated chile lover, in the Guinness Book
as the hottest chile known. 90 to 100 days.
Hungarian Wax / Hot Banana
Medium-hot banana-shaped peppers,
especially good for pickling. Canary yellow, then bright red at maturity
(Capsicum annuum).
Inferno Hybrid
Inferno F1 Hybrid Hybrid of Hungarian Wax pepper. 8 inch long yellow/red peppers. Heavy yields. Heat level is 3. 60 days. 2500-4000 SHU.
Jamaican-Red
Medium-hot, 1-1/2" fruits; matures green to bright red; similar to the Habanero but earlier, flatter and somewhat milder; from Jamaica.
Mexibell Hybrid
Mild; 4" long by 3" wide; 3-4 lobed fruit with firm flesh; a bell pepper with a mild chili flavor; resistant to TMV.
Mirasol
Medium hot and pungent flavor with hint of strawberry; 3" x 3/4" wide elongated pointed pods that grow in upright clusters; from Mexico.
Mucho Nacho Hybrid
Hot; 3" thick-walled, conical fruits; a larger Jalapeņo type; perfect for stuffing.
Mulato Isleno
Mildly hot and sweet; 4-6" flat, heart-shaped, pendant fruit; matures from deep green to dark brown; similar to Anchos, with better disease resistance; from Mexico.
Cherry Bomb
Medium hot; 2" thick-walled fruits mature green to red; a high yielding cherry hybrid; good canned or pickled.
Numex Big Jim
Medium hot. This is the world's largest chile. It is a cultivated version of the New Mexican chile. It was developed in 1975, by one Dr Nakayama.
Numex Twilight
Peperoncini
Mild; 4" long and slightly wrinkled;
fruits are good for eating fresh or pickled; from southern Italy, Sicily
and Sardinia. Bushy plant producing sweet green peppers that turn red
when mature. An Italian heirloom variety. Dried, it is wrinkly, curved
and russet red, 5-10 cm long and 1.25 cm wide. Plant grows to 30 inches.
75 days.
Peter Pepper
Peter Pepper
Poinsettia
Very hot; 3-5 inch long by 1/2
inch wide bright red tapered cayenne type fruits; pods grow upright in
clusters; dark green foliage with peppers maturing to red; makes a striking
ornamental; good for containers.
Pretty Purple
An ornamental, purple fruited pepper whose fruits turn red at maturity. Very hot. 90 days. 1 inch long.
Ring of Fire
Hot; 4" x 1/2" , tapered fruit; abundant producer of excellent quality; good fresh or dried; red when ripe.
Red Mushroom
Rocoto
ROCOTO RED - Very hot, with unique
juicy flavor; square 1-1/2 to 2 " fruits; unique blue flowers and black
seeds; very cold tolerant, to a few degrees below freezing; C. pubescens.
ROCOTO YELLOW - Very hot; square 1-1/2 to 2" fruits similar to Rocoto
Red; has black seeds; C. pubescens.
Scotch Bonnet
SCOTCH BONNET RED - Very hot;
1" habanero-shaped fruits; pods mature from light green to red; a little
smaller than a habanero, but earlier and just as hot.
SCOTCH BONNET YELLOW - Very hot; 1" habanero-shaped fruits; pods mature
from light green to yellow; a little smaller than a habanero, but earlier
and just as hot.
Serrano Purple
Hot; 2-3" long by 1/2" wide;
just like the Serrano, except pods are purple; pretty.
Star Burst
Tejaswini Hybrid
Tepin
Thai Hot Ornamental
Very hot; 1" small fruit held upright; widely used in Oriental dishes; compact 18" plants make fine ornamentals. An Asian Heirloom from pre-1900's. Small green to red fiery-hot peppers. (Capsicum annuum).
Yellow Mushroom