Hot
Peppers
Pepper a Guarda
Ciello
Upward facing peppers growing tightly packed together. 6-7 cm
long. Very hot. Turn red in September. Small, 30 cm plants. Can
be grown in pots. From Italy. Piccante
a
guarda
ciello. Looks like Mirasol.
Packet of 20 seeds: $1,99
Pepper Aji Amarillo (Capsicum baccatum var. pendulum)
Old peruvian strain grown in the Andes for centuries for its pungent peppers. Green peppers turn to orange when completely ripe. Sharp fruity flavor and quite hot. Very good in salsas with lime. Can be used green, ripe or dried. The dried peppers (right picture) turn reddish brown and have an interesting smoky flavor. Remove veins for less heat. Large, tall plans. Use heat to promote faster germination. Tender perennial, tolerant to light frosts. 100 days.
Packet of 15 seeds: $2,99
Pepper Aji Cristal (C. baccatum)
Chilean pepper with semi-translucent, waxy skin. Very hot and spicy, with a lemon touch. Peppers start pale green, then turn yellow-cream and finally scarlet red. Pick young for best flavor (when pale yellow). Good for making salsa. Productive plants. Fruits are about 9 cm long, with thin walls. From Curico, Chile. 90-100 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,49
Pepper Aji
Dulce
(Capsicum chinense)
A very unique pepper with exceptional taste and just a bit of
heat. Sweet flavor with spicy, tropical aroma. In other words, a
habanero without the painful bite! Good for latin american rice
dishes (arroz con ...), beans, soups, etc. Top shaped, 1-inch
fruits, some more flattened. Good ornamental. From Venezuela.
Popular in Puerto Rico. Also known as Rocotillo, Cachucha.
90-110 days.
Packet of 15 seeds: $2,99
Pepper Aji Panca (Capsicum baccatum)
Well known pepper in Peru for making salsa, stews, escabeche and to flavor fish. Often sold dried or in a paste. Peppers turn brownish red when mature, and burgundy brown when dried. Flavor gets better when dried (smoky). Medium heat. Popular pepper with the Aji Amarillo in Peru. 90-100 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,99
Pepper Alma Paprika
White tomato peppers gradually blushing to red. Beautiful. Slightly hot, but milder when seeds and veins are removed. Said to be one of the best for making homemade paprika, though its has thick walls and may not be easy top dry. Also good fresh. Round, flattened fruits, 5-6 cm by 3,5 cm. Thick flesh: 8 mm. Small, compact plants. 70-80 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,99
Pepper
Anaheim
(New
Mexican, Numex) Long tapered peppers used frequently in southwest cuisine (Tex-Mex). Also know as Numex. Very popular for grilling. Can also be used dried for ristras or stuffed for making chili rellenos. 80 days. Anaheim peppers grown here in Quebec did not have much heat (barely noticeable).
Packet of 20 seeds: $1,99
Pepper Ancho
Dark green, heart-shaped peppers with glossy skin. 15 cm long.
Only slightly hot. Popular mexican pepper used for chiles rellenos (stuffed
peppers) and moles.
Called Poblano fresh
and Ancho once dried.
Excellent for stuffing or cooking on the grill. Tall plants (75
cm). Often served stuffed with refried beans or meat and covered
with melted cheese. 90-95 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $1,99
Pepper Big Cayenne New for 2013
Larger Cayenne type that can reach up to 25 cm long (10 "). They can be picked green or later when they turn red. Can be eaten fresh or dried. Slightly wrinkled and twisted. 25 cm long by 2,5 to 4 cm wide. Click thumbnails for details. Heat goes from medium to quite hot. Remove seeds and veins for less heat. Tall plants, close to 1 m tall. Around 85 days (green), 100+ days (red).
Packet of 20 seeds: $2,49
Pepper Biquinho
New for 2013
Small brazilian pepper with distinctive shape and little or no
heat. Nice aromatic flavor, fruity and spicy. If you like Aji
Dulce and Trinidad peppers, you will love this one. Small
fruits, about 3 cm long, growing in large numbers. Ornamental
and delicious. Uniquely shape, like a small beak. Brazil.
100-120 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,99
Pepper Black
Pearl
Stunning variety with purple-black
leaves and fruits. The plants first start green and turn
darker as they get more sun. The peppers are marble-sized,
purple-black, turning later to red. They can be eaten,
though they are incredibly hot (beware). Well adapted to hot
weather and easily grown in pots. AAS 2006 Winner.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,49
Pepper Cascabel
Mexican strain with
tomato like, small rounded fruits (3-5cm). When dried they
turn brown and produce an unusual rattlesnake-like sound when
shaken (thus their name). Used mainly dried. Medium heat. 90
days.
Packet of 15
seeds: $2,49
Pepper Cayenne
Long, narrow red fruits
about 10 cm long that are used mainly to make Cayenne pepper
(once dried and grounded). They can also be used fresh.
Popular in Caribbean or Thai cuisine. Very hot!
Packet of 20 seeds:
$1,99
Pepper Cherry Hot
(Cherry Bomb, Cerise Fort, Satan Kiss, Bacio di
Satana)
Golfball-size red fruits on
a beautiful compact, ornamental plant. Good fresh, dried or
for pickled chiles. Sweet and very, very hot! Also known as
"Cherry Bomb". 85 days.
Packet of 20 seeds: $1,99
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Pepper Cheiro Recife
Small, 3-cm peppers ripening through different colors and with
a sweet, highly aromatic flavor. Not much heat (you can bite it
without fear!). Same fruity, candy-like flavor as the Aji Dulce.
Ornamental value too. From the Recife area of Brazil. Cheiro
means aroma. 100 days. Very rare.
Sold out.
Pepper
Chi-Chien
Chinese variety with clumps of small red peppers growing
upwards. Very hot. Thin walls, easy to dry. 6 to 7,5 cm
long. Ripe peppers turn to dark red. Plants are bout 45 to
60 cm high. Ornamental value. Popular in chinese cuisine. 80
days.
Packet of 15 seeds: $2,49
Pepper Chocolate
Cherry
Nice round chocolate fruits with reddish tinge. Hot. Uncommon.
Fruit size ia about 4 cm.
Packet of more than 15 seeds: $1,99
Pepper ConquistadorAnaheim type known for its absolute lack of heat (or very little). Great for grilling, stuffing, and chili rellenos. Thick walls. Nice flavor. Plants are about 70 cm high. 75 days. Treated seeds (thiram).
Packet of 25 seeds: $1,99
Pepper de Arbol (Chile
del
Arbol)
Small Mexican peppers that are quite hot (8 on the Scoville scale). Small, about 7 cm long. Thin flesh, so they are quite easy to dry. Can then be grounded like Cayenne pepper. Tall plants, about 1,20 m high. 90 days.
Slower and lower germination (35%-55%), but packet doubled to 40 seeds.
Packet of 40 seeds: $2,49
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. Pepper Dedo de Moça (AVRD strain) (Capsicum baccatum)
Unusual and unique flavor revealing a touch of citrus and a blend of spicy, smoky and sweet tastes reminiscent of cinnamon. A novelty. This thin-skinned pepper dries well and can be stored for long or can be ground into a sweet, spicy paprika. Elongated, 10 cm fruits. AVRD strain with sweet fruits (no heat at all). From Brazil. 90-100 days (red). Rare. Limited stock.
Packet of 10 seeds: $3,99
Pepper Bolivian Rainbow (Arc-en-Ciel)
Highly ornamental peppers that are ripening in that order:
purple, yellow, orange and then red. Can be grown in a
container. About 1 foot high. Very, very hot. 80 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,49
.. Pepper Pretty Purple
Ornamental. Gorgeous plant bearing small, bright purple peppers
and showy green-purple variegated foliage. About 3 foot high
(and more). Can be grown in a container.
Packet is 10 seeds: $1,99
Pepper Nosegay
One of the
smallest strain in the world, with tiny plants barely reaching
12 to 15 cm high. Can be easily grown in flower boxes and small
pots. Also nice in borders. Small marble-size fruits grow in
tight clusters. Nice laurel-like foliage. Click thumbnails for
details. Edible fruits with medium heat. 70-80 days.
Packet of 15 seeds: $2,99
Pepper Espelette
Basque variety from Northern Spain renowned all around the world
for its rich flavor. Well balanced heat, somewhere between
Paprika and Cayenne. Slightly curved red fruits, 10 cm by 3 cm.
Medium thickness walls (3-4 mm). Sold in european markets on
ristras or as ground pepper. Grows well in Quebec. Delicious,
especially in powdered form. About 80 days. Limited stock
(smaller packets).
Packet of 8 seeds: $3,49
Pepper Espanola
(Improved)
Selected in the mountains of
northern New Mexico for short seasons. Dark green, smooth
skin peppers. Thin walls. Slender and pointy, 12 to 15 cm
long. Quite hot. Used green or red, and also dried. Early
and productive. Well adapted to Quebec.
70-75 jours
Packet of 25 seeds: $2,49
Pepper Fatalii
(Capsicum chinense) Habanero type with long, pointed, slightly wrinkled yellow fruits. Very, very hot. Fruits are about 6 to 8 cm long, with a citrusy-fuity flavor followed by a burning sensation. Use carefully, and in small amounts. Remove veins for less heat. Plant height: 60 cm. From Africa. 100 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $1,99
Pepper Habanero
(Capsicum chinense)
One of the hottest peppers in the world, 20 to 50 hotter than
Jalapeno! Lantern-shaped, wrinkled dark green fruits turning
orange when ripe. Burning taste with fruity, apricot undertones.
Cut peppers with gloves to prevent burning. Remove veins and
seeds to lessen heat. Popular in the Caribbean. 90-100 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: 1,99$
Pepper Habanero Caribbean Red New for 2013
Red habanero type, even hotter than the regular habanero (1,2 to 2 times hotter). Bright red fruits, some smooth, some more wrinkled, round to elongated in shape, 2 to 4 cm long. Said to be sweeter and tasting a bit like strawberry (?). From Yucatan, grown in the Caribbean. Plants about 75 cm high. Around 90-110 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,49
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Pepper Chocolate Long Habanero (Habanero Chocolat)
Elongated, chocolate brown habanero with obviously very hot
flavor! Cut while wearing gloves. Remove veins and seeds for
less heat. 8 cm. 90 days.
Warning: lower germination rate (40-60%), but
packets increased to 20 seeds.
Sold out.
Pepper Hungarian
Black (Hongrois Noir)
Looks like Purple Jalapeno (below) but slightly larger and wider. Also, the heat will dissipate when it's completely ripe. 5-6 cm.
Packet of 20 seeds: $1,99
Pepper
India Jwala
Large plants covered with a myriad of white flowers turning
later into a multitude of small curled peppers. At least 50
peppers per plant. Light green, wrinkled, narrow (1 cm by 10
cm). Quite hot. Thin walls, dries easily. From Bengal, India. 80
days (green), 120 days (red). Lower germination (40%), but
packet doubled to 40 seeds.
Packet of 40 seeds: $1,99
Pepper
Jalapeno (Capsicum annuum)
The archetype of the mexican peppers and one of the most well
known in the world. Named after the city of Xalapa. Stocky and
tapered dark green peppers. Great flavor with a nice bite. Used
extensively in every kind of salsa and mexican meals. They are
also sold as pickled peppers. Each plant yields about 15
peppers. Can be frozen. Remove veins and seeds for less heat. 75
days.
Packet of 25 seeds: 1,99$
Pepper Purple Jalapeno
Jalapeno type that will start
green and ripen to purple, then dark purple, to turn finally
red. Quite hot when dark purple (about twice as hot as the
jalapeno). Thin flesh. About 5-6 cm long.
75 days.
Packet of 15 seeds: $2,99
Pepper Jalapeno TAM
(Tam Jalapeno)
A milder jalapeno strain especially suited to gringos.
Excellent for fresh use: sliced or diced and then added to
nachos or tacos for an extra kick. The frozen peppers are easy
to grate. Dark green peppers (6.25 by 3.25 cm) with medium-thick
walls. Resistant to several diseases (TMV, TEV, PEMV, PYV). Bred
at Texas A&M. 65-70 days. Packet of 20 seeds: $1,99
Pepper Medusa
Dwarf plants barely reaching 15-20
cm high. One of the smallest variety with Nosegay. Tightly
packed flowers and peppers on a well-branched bushy plant.
Peppers matures from cream to yellow, orange and red. Although
it
is listed in Hot Peppers, these have no heat at all. Child
safe.
Packet of 25 seeds: $2,49
Pepper NuMex Twilight
Ornamental type with small, 3 cm peppers that
change color from purple, lavender, yellow, orange and red.
Each plant is simultaneously covered with different colored
peppers. Good ornamental. Can be grown in pots. Edible
peppers, but very, very hot! 100-120 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,49
Pepper Padron New for 2013
Spanish heirloom served traditionally in tapas bars, cooked in olive oil and sprinkled with sea salt. Most of the time, it shows no heat, only a nice green pepper taste and a mild bitterness. But sometimes, you get a real fiery one. Thus its nickname: the "russian roulette pepper". These peppers are picked ideally when they are very young, at only 4-5 cm long. If you picked them later, they will become quite hot. Deep green pods, 4 to 10 cm long, thin walls. "Pimiento de Padron". Northwest Spain, Galicia. Early, about 65 days (green).
Packet of 15 seeds: $2,99
Nice blog with recipe, info and pictures of the Padron pepper
Pepper Paprika Boldog Back !
This variety is purported to be the original pepper used for making paprika in Hungary, aka "the real paprika", which is much more flavorful that the commerical one. And yes, after tasting it, it is actually much better, with a complex, rich earthy taste and a bit of heat too. Peppers get a more subtle, fuller taste after drying. Medium thin walls, relatively easy to dry. Moderate heat. Long, tapered pods, deep red, 15 to 20 cm long. Used in Hungary to prepare such dishes as the popular goulash and chicken paprikash. For less heat, remove seeds and veins. 90-110 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,49
Pepper Pasilla Bajio
Though used sometimes fresh in mexican meals, Pasilla peppers
are mainly used dried and grounded to flavor the moles (thick sauces). Long
and narrow, shiny dark green peppers reaching up to 20 cm long
and then turning brown when ripening. Low heat and rich smoky
flavor with hints of raisins and cocoa. Dried peppers can be
grounded top make a flavorful paprika. Called Chilaca when fresh. Bajio strain resistant to
TMV. 80 days.
Packet of 20 seeds: $1,99
Pepper Petit
Marseillais
Back !
Yellow-orange pepper with delicious sweet flavor and only a trace of heat. Glossy pods, wrinkled, with thin walls. 8-10 cm long. Small plants, about 60 cm. From south of France. 70 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,99
Pepper Piccante a Cuore
Short plants, 20 cm high, covered with tight clusters of small marble-size peppers. Like Cherry Bomb, but smaller. Peppers are round to strawberry-shaped, about 2-3 cm wide. Great for growing in pots or limited spaces. Very hot! From Italy.
Packet of 15 seeds: $2,49
Pepper
Poinsettia
Ornamental type with crowns of red peppers. Compact, bushy plants, 30 to 45 cm high. Elongated fruits, 5-7 cm, tightly growing together. Turn form green to red. Can be eaten, though they are hot. 90 days.
Packet of 20 seeds: $1,99
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Pepper Rocoto Yellow Rocoto Amarillo, Manzano, Locoto, Canario (Capsicum pubescens)
An altogether different species of Capsicum (C. pubescens) with very
unique characteristics. It has hairy leaves, purple flowers and
dark brown seeds. Stems get also rigid (woody). Tolerant to
light frosts (- 5 C), can live up to 15 years and get huge.
Fruits are golden yellow, more or less pear shaped, 6-7 cm long.
Glossy skin. Thick, juicy flesh. Quite hot! Used fresh to make
salsa. From the Andes, grown in high altitudes all over central
and south america. Also known as Manzano
("Apple"-Pepper), Peròn ("Pear"-Pepper) or Pepper
Tree. 120 days. Use heat to facilitate germination.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2.99
Pepper Santa Fe Grande
Southwestern strain producing jalapeno-like, pale
yellow fruits. They eventually ripen to orange and then turn
red. 3 cm by 6-8 cm long. Good in salsas, for cooking or
pickling. Medium heat. Very productive, 20 to 50 peppers on
a single plant. Southwest United States. 75-80 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,99
Pepper
Serrano
Tampiqueno
Special serrano cultivar with beautiful downy, grayish green
leaves. Very hot peppers! Used in salsas, chilis, etc. Well
branched plants, 1 m high. Small elongated fruits, 3 to 4 cm
long. Click thumbnails for details. 80 days.
Packet of 20 seeds: $1,99
Pepper Shishito
Very productive dwarf japanese variety yielding dozens of
wrinkled hot peppers. Shishito is a japanese frying pepper with
medium heat, also used to flavor tempuras and other meals. Also
known as Sweet Wrinkled Old
Man. Early, ripen quite fast. Very thin walls, easy to
dry. Well branched plants, about 35 cm high.
Sold out.
Pepper Tabasco
Very hot peppers used to make the famous Tabasco sauce. The
plants are covered with 5-cm fruits maturing from white to
yellow, orange and to red. Ornamental value. Tall plants, up to
1,5 m high. From Tabasco state, Mexico. 90 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,49
Pepper Thai Chili Small dark green
peppers growing upward on a tall plant. Similar to the small
thai peppers commonly sold in markets. Quite hot. Can be picked
green or red. 100 days. Germination: 70%, but packet now has 30
seeds.
Packet of 30 seeds: $1,99
Pepper Thai Long Sweet
Pale green, small 11-cm peppers. Ripen late in September.
Very hot! Tall plants, 1 m high.
Packet of 20 seeds: $1,99
Pepper Trinidad
(Trinidad Perfume)
Highly fragrant peppers but with only a hint of
heat. Like a tamed habanero: you get all the spicy, fruity
flavor, but without the hellish fury. Golden yellow fruits, 4-5
cm, lantern-shaped. Interesting flavor, similar to Aji Dulce.
90-100 days.
Packet of 15 seeds: $2,99
Pepper Variegata
Ornamental strain with variegated foliage, purple flowers and
multicolored peppers. Click thumbnails for details. Good for
containers or flower beds. The small, 3 to 4-cm fruits change
color as they ripen. They are very, very hot! Compact plants,
about 35 cm high. Plant more than one to get a variety of
foliage patterns.
Packet of 15 seeds: $1,99
