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Carolina Reaper

World's Hottest

Sweet, fruity flavor until the heat kicks in. 1,596,300 Scoville units (compared to Jalepeno with 3500-8000).. Caution: just 1/4 pepper will make a crazy hot pot of chili. Do not touch eyes after touching leaves.

Ghost Pepper

'Bhut Jolokia' or 'Ghost Pepper'!
Use caution when growing, harvesting, and eating this one..it is 200 times hotter than the Jalapeno!

Garden Salsa

8” pepper, full-bodied flavor without overwhelming heat

Dark green matures to red

Especially good in salsa and picante, fried or roasted

Pepper 'Anaheim'

Medium hot pepper

Long and thin, with heavy yields. Dark green matures to red. Also known as 'New Mexican Chile Pepper', it dries and freezes well.

Pepper 'Ancho San Martin'

'Poblano' Mildly hot

Fresh: poblano for roasting for stuffing chile rellenos, stews, sauces

Dried: ancho, used in mole and other sauces

Very high yield of thick fleshed fruit.

Pepper 'Basket of Fire'

Hot

A compact leafy semi-trailing plant, perfect for containers. The fruits mature from deep purple through cream and orange to mature to a bright red.The plants have a good tolerance to cooler weather lasting well into the autumn. Harvested fruits are easy to dry as well as being ideal for fresh use.

Pepper 'Cayenne'

Hot

5-6" pepper grows on a highly productive plant. Dark green matures to red. Very hot pepper with great flavor, can be used fresh or dried, red or green. Very ornamental plant.

Pepper 'Cubanelle'

Mildly hot

A long,thin-skinned pepper with mild heat; perfect for frying, stuffing, baking, or used raw or pickled in salads and sandwiches.

Pepper 'Caribbean Red Habenero'

Very hot

Over 40 times hotter than Jalapenos! Green matures to red 1" peppers. Very productive plant. Key ingredient in Jamaican "jerk" seasonings.

Pepper 'Hungarian Yellow Wax'

Medium hot

Banana pepper: especially good for pickling, about as hot as a jalapeno. Canary yellow to deep red when fully mature.

Pepper 'Jalapeno'

Very hot

Fiery, thick-walled, 3" long peppers. Remove seeds to reduce the heat. Good fresh, pickled, stuffed, and on nachos! Dark green to deep red.

Pepper 'Mariachi'

Medium hot

Fruity hot peppers, good in any application; great fried or cut in salads. Compact plants; tapered, 4" yellow & red peppers.

Pepper 'Serrano'

Medium Hot

This hybrid Serrano matures quickly and 3" peppers are typical. Not too hot, a unique flavor that many prefer to jalapenos.

Pepper 'Super Chili'

Very hot

2-3" peppers. Bred for increased yields and ornamental appeal. Thin, hot flesh changes from green to orange to red; great in fiery ethnic dishes.

Sweet Heat

Mildly spicy

Sweet Heat peppers are sweet and mildly spicy like pepperoncini, with a great smoky flavour. Harvested green or red, and is perfect for grilling or salsa.

Pepper 'Carmen'

Sweet

Italian sweet pepper. Abundant, traditional Mediterranean style horn-shaped peppers sweeten as they redden. Great roasted on salads and sandwiches.

Melrose Sweet Italian

Heirloom, Sweet Red Pepper

Popular in Chicago. Rich, sweet, and flavorful, fried or fresh

Pepper 'Pimento'

Sweet

Spanish sweet pepper, thick, and mild flesh. Dark green matures to red. 4" fruits are excellent for canning, cooking, salads, and, of course, in olives! Heavy yield.