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| I’ve really expended my list of Heirloom peppers (I guess I can be a WEE bit obsessive!) There’s something for everyone; from the hottest hotties to the gentlest sweeties! All the peppers do FABULOUS in containers, and most of them do double duty as both useful and beautiful. Go ahead, ya know ya wanna try a bunch…! And just a bit of advice for you hot pepper growers: Did ya ever wonder why sometimes your hot peppers are smoking hot, and other years not so hot even when they’re the same variety? It has to do with the growing conditions. The hotter the weather, the hotter the pepper can get. Stressing your plant a bit also causes them to get, shall we say, hotter under the collar! After the small peppers are starting to form, get stingier with the water and let them droop a bit before giving them a drink. Also, let them ripen fully before picking (a ripe jalapeño is red, not green as are most peppers.) |
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Pepper ‘Aji Cachucha’ (sweet)
(85 days) $5.95 This pepper is also known as Aji Dulce and sure does LOOK like a hot pepper, but looks are deceiving….just a slight spice at 500-1000 Scovilles! Great in Caribbean and Latin American dishes, she is also a great fresh snacking pepper. And look at how adorable she is too!
Photo courtesy of Baker Creek Seeds
Pepper ‘Aji Mango’ – (hot)
New in 2025
(85 days) $5.95 A most beautiful and interesting pepper, this one combines a fruity mango sweetness with impressive heat; about 25,000 Scovilles (think Hot Serrano level). Fabulous for hot sauce, pickling and very prolific once they start producing!
Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek.
Pepper ‘Ajvarski’ (Sweet)
(80 days)$5.95 We tried this one in 2024 and were very impressed with the size, meatiness, sweetness and productivity! Originally from Macedonia, they are traditionally roasted, peeled and ground into a relish called ajvar. They are then spread on a bread and eaten with a cheese similar to feta…..yum yum yum! I have not tried it that way yet but it is on my shortlist of things to try making. We just ate them fresh but they are great for grilling and stuffing also.
Pepper ‘Aleppo’ – (hot)
New in 2025
(80 days) $5.95 This hot pepper from Syria also know as a halaby pepper has about 5000-7500 Scovilles and is described as having a fruity rich cumin like flavor and is perfect for hummus, stews, pizza, kebabs,and drying. Adds earthiness with lemony notes and is unique!
Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek.
Pepper ‘Anaheim’ – (hot)
New in 2025
(80 days) $5.95 This mild chili pepper (500-2500 Scovilles) is perfect for roasting, frying, stuffing, salsas …..all southwestern cuisines! Great producers too.
Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek.
Pepper ‘Arroz Con Pollo’ (Sweet)
(85 days) $5.95 A Cuban seasoning pepper with no heat when seeds are removed….looks like a Habanero but hah, fooled ya! Sautée them with garlic, onions, annatto, cilantro and add to pot of beans for a great Cuban dish. Slow to start, but great yielder once they get going!
Photo courtesy of Baker Creek Seeds
Pepper ‘Asante’ (hot)
New in 2025
(75 days) $5.95 A pepper from Ghana, West Africa,this hot flavorful pepper has a Scoville range of 30000-50000 (so pretty hot). Their flavor is described as smoky and earthy with an almost fruity flavor, and is perfect for sauces, stews, or any dish you want to kick up the spice!
Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek.
Pepper ‘Banana Hot’
24”ht (75 days)- ($5.95). This hot Hungarian Wax pepper burns in at about 4-5000 Scovilles and is very productive!
Pepper ‘Banana Sweet’
Banana Sweet (Left) and Red Belgian
24 ” ht (78 days) – ($5.95) A 6-7” long sweetie that is perfect pickled, stuffed, or fresh….yum!
Pepper ‘Big Jim’ – (hot)
New in 2025
(80 days)$5.95 This pepper was developed by New Mexico State University and is considered a mild chili (about 2000-3000 Scovilles). What really makes this puppy stand out is his size….can grow to 12” in length! That being said, I’d definitely recommend staking or caging him for support for his monstrous fruits! Perfect for chili rellenos, grilling, and stuffing. As with all “hot” peppers, don’t overwater or the heat will not develop (hot peppers like to be stressed).
Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek.
Pepper ‘Biquino’ (Hot)
24″ ht. (75 days) – ($5.95) These peppers from Brazil are absolute cuties! The name means “little beak”, and they produce gobs and gobs of bright red and glowing yellow spicy peppers with beaks! I thought they were delicious with just the right amount of heat (about 1000 Scoville Units). They are traditionally pickled, but are so adorable make great ornamentals in a pot also!
Pepper ‘Black Hungarian’ (hot)
30″ ht (75-80 days) – ($5.95) This gorgeous heirloom produces lots of shiny black fruits that look like Jalapenos; foliage is also ornamental with purple veining. Spicy (between 5000-10000 Scovilles)but not super hot with a yummy flavor! Perfect for containers, and ya know I’m gonna have one in a pot for you to envy! One of our FAVES!
Pepper ‘Blot’ (sweet)
24”ht (75 days)- ($5.95) Thick walled, crunchy, juicy and VERY sweet, this Eastern European bell pepper is as beautiful as a sunset (Contrary Mary’s FAVORITE time of day!) I think this is my FAVORITE pepper! I highly highly highly recommend it…..I can’t always get seeds, so try it while you can!!! It would be CRIMINAL not to!
Pepper ‘Brazilian Starfish’ – (hot)
New in 2025
(90 days) $5.95 An absolutely ADORABLE little pepper, she varies in heat from 10,000-30,000 Scovilles. A longer season pepper (patience please!), once she starts producing she’s amazing! Very vigorous plants, they have an almost weeping habit and the fruit is very ornamental and unusual looking. The taste is described as floral and fruity with a kick, and they are perfect in salsas, for pickling, or just fresh eating!
Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek.
Pepper ‘Buena Mulata’ (Hot)
24″ ht (80 days) – ($5.95) A HOT beauty with complex flavors! This rare pepper changes from purple to pink to yellow to orange and finally ends up red; she is gorgeous AND yummy! Moderate heat at 30,000-50,000 Scovilles (think Cayenne). Great for drying, hot sauces, salsas and Caribbean cooking; originally from Horace Pippin, and benefits the Dr. William Weaver’s seed saving work in the Roughwood Collection. VERY LIMITED!
Pepper ‘Bulgarian Carrot’ (AKA Shipkas) Hot
18″ ht (70 days) – ($5.95) This oddity was smuggled out through the Iron Curtain (yes I love these Heirloom adventure stories!) and bears clusters of 3 ½” fluorescent orange hot and fruity peppers in copious amounts. I’ve seen the Scoville rating anywhere from 5,000 to 30,000, so your guess is as good as mine; all I know is that they are AWESOME in chutneys, salsas, or roasted (and absolutely adorable too!) Picture has Pepper Maule’s Red Hot on top of plate.
Pepper ‘Bull Nose’ (sweet)
24-30″ ht (80 days) – ($5.95) This Heirloom from India was grown by Thomas Jefferson and produces lots of big bell shaped fruits that are sweet with a little kick and are great stuffed, pickled or fresh!
Pepper ‘Buran’(sweet)
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24″ ht (80 days) – ($5.95) This Polish Heirloom is extremely productive and very sweet, whether picked green or red! Makes adorable 4” x 3” peppers that are great stuffed or fresh.
Pepper ‘Calico’(hot)
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24”ht (75 days)- ($5.95). A WICKED hot (50-70000 Scovilles) and very ornamental pepper. I grow this one for its outstanding variegated foliage!
Pepper ‘Canary Bell’ (sweet)
24″ ht (70 days) – ($5.95) A pretty sweet bell that ripens to bright canary bird yellow….very thick walls and crisp and produces early and often! Has great resistance to Tobacco Mosaic Virus also.
Pepper ‘Cayenne Long Thin’ (hot)
(70 days) $5.95 This pretty hot pepper (30,000-50,000 Scovilles) is Da Bomb for chili flakes, salsas, chili, sauces…..very prolific too!
Pepper ‘Chaotic Jester’ (Hot)
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(85 days) – ($5.95) This beauty is one HHHHHOT Mama, so try her at your peril! I myself will just grow her for her gorgeous, near black stems and deep purple to yellow to fire engine red lantern shaped fruits. Don’t say I didn’t warn ya!!!
Pepper ‘Chiltepin’ (hot)
30″ ht (90 days) – ($5.95) This heirloom was a gift to Thomas Jefferson in 1812 and is the official pepper of Texas (how’s that for trivia!) It produces 3/8” round green to red fruit that will knock your socks off at 80000 to 100000 Scoville’s (?hotter than a Habanero?!) WHEW…I think I’ll just grow it for the cute factor! Photo courtesy Baker Creek.
Pepper ‘Chinese Five Color’ (hot)
24″ ht (78 days) – ($5.95) This VERY hot pepper around 50,000 Scovilles) has been described as looking like “bright Christmas tree lights”….delish AND ornamental! It forms an attractive, bushy plant, with the peppers turning an array of colors from purple, yellow, cream, orange and red. EXCELLENT for salsa! Top Photo courtesy customer Bill B.
Pepper ‘Chocolate Beauty Bell’ (sweet)
30″ ht. (70 days) – ($5.95) A crunchy, sweet, large bell pepper that becomes sweeter when fully ripe (a yummy chocolatey brown color)! Be patient cuz it’s worth it!
Pepper ‘Chocolate Habanero’ (hot)
24″ ht (90 days) – ($5.95) We grew this one a couple of years ago and it is one of Contrary Charlie’s faves! It is an EXTREMELY productive producer of smokin’ hot (300,000 Scovilles!!!) beautiful chocolate brown 2” peppers. Use carefully! Photo courtesy Baker Creek.
Pepper ‘Corno Di Toro’ – (sweet)
New in 2025
(70 days) $5.95 This VERY sweet “horn of the bull” pepper hails from Italy. Very crunchy and sweetest when fully ripe (red) and is EXCELLENT as a fresh eater, grilled, roasted and stuffed. Very prolific and a great substitute for bell peppers.
Pepper ‘Cubanelle’ (Sweet)
(65 days) $5.95 This wonderful pepper may occasionally have just a touch of heat, and can be used as a substitute for Anaheim and bell peppers. Best picked at the yellow green stage for pizza topping, stuffing, yellow mole sauce, frying and roasting. Really delicious at any growth stage! A really cool growth habit too as they are often twisted and contorted shape wise while growing. Saw a recipe for this to be halved, blistered, and then topped with tomatoes, basil, and cream cheese…..sounds to die for and can’t wait to try!
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Pepper ‘Datil’ (Hot)
24″ ht (100 days) – ($5.95) A VERY hot habanero relative (chinense species) probably introduced from the Caribbean Islands to St. Augustine Florida. Produces 3½” that ripen to a bright orange-yellow; smokin’ hot like the habaneros but more complex and fruity. Probably around 300,000 Scovilles….WHEW. They got their name cuz one pepper, dat al do it!
Pepper ‘Diamond Bell’ (Sweet)
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24″ ht (75 days) – ($5.95) This is one showy and unusual bell pepper cuz she starts WHITE, then turns to a very pale yellow when fully mature!!! Crunchy, sweet, productive, and enhances your Bell pepper color palette!
Pepper ‘Doux D’Espagne’ (sweet)
(75 days) – ($5.95) This Spanish MAMMOTH sweet pepper produces 6-7” long cone shaped fruit in abundance! Photo courtesy of Baker Creek.
Pepper ‘Etuida’ (sweet)
30″ ht (75 days) – ($5.95) Baker Creek describes this one as “one of the best peppers we ever tasted”! A honkin’ big, sweet, juicy, blocky, Polish bell pepper can reach up to a half a pound! Turns a gorgeous tangerine orange.
Pepper ‘Fish’ (hot)
24″ ht (80 days) – ($5.95) This beauty is an African American heirloom (prior to the 1870’s) that makes an OUTSTANDING ornamental due to its gorgeous foliage and fruit! The foliage is variegated green and white, and the 2-3” slightly curved fruit ranges in color from cream with green stripes to orange with brown stripes to glowing red. Perfect for containers and is traditionally used in Chesapeake Bay to flavor fish dishes or in chutneys served with crab cakes (double yum!) Medium to pretty hot! and anywhere from 5,000 to 50,000 Scovilles (quite a range!)
Pepper ‘Florina’ (sweet)
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24″ ht. (70 days) – ($5.95) My friend Jim brings these pepper seeds back with him from Greece so I can’t always get them. Really crunchy, sweet peppers that are reminiscent of ‘Melrose’, these turn a brilliant scarlet red when fully ripe. Grew her in my veg trug in 2019 and REALLY enjoyed her both fresh and cooked!
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Pepper ‘Georgia Flame’ (Hot)
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24″ ht (90 days) – ($5.95) An heirloom from the Republic of Georgia that produces tons of 6-8” long crunchy peppers that are perfect for salsa — spicy at around 1,500 Scovilles but not overwhelming.
Pepper ‘Giant Aconcagua’ (sweet)
(75 days) $5.95 A truly COLOSSAL pepper from Argentina that produces peppers that are almost 12” long! Very sweet and very very productive, they are thinner walled so perfect for roasting. Start a very light green and eventually mature to red and are recommended as sub for bell peppers for gardeners who have trouble growing bells.
Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Seeds
Pepper ‘Giuzeppi Hatch Chili’ – (hot)
New in 2025
(80 days) $5.95 A mild hatch chili (1,000-1,500 Scovilles) that are heavy yielders, large and delicious! Great for this of us that can’t handle lotsa heat but love the flavor!
Photo Courtesy of Bunny Hop Seeds
Pepper ‘Goccia d’Oro’ (Sweet)
(75 days) $5.95 This Italian Heirloom translates to “Drop of Gold” and is the quintessential frying pepper! Thin walled, extraordinarily sweet and productive, these gems are best picked when yellow but excellent at all stages! We adored her! Very limited.
Pepper ‘Gourmet’ – (sweet)
New in 2025
(80 days) A Swiss Heirloom that produces very very sweet blocky orange bell peppers that are thick walled and very productive.
Pepper ‘Grandpa’s Home’ (Hot)
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24″ ht (80 days) – ($5.95) This is a hot pepper that originated in Siberia, so it is great to overwinter indoors as it sets fruit even under low light! Produces pretty hot (reviews range from hot to super hot) 2” bright red peppers that grow upright. Super high yielder too!
Pepper ‘Habanada’ (not hot!)
24”ht (85 days)- ($5.95) This is a SWEET Habanero for those who like the flavor but not the heat! Starts off a translucent yellow and ripens to a glowing orange. Takes a while but worth the wait as the fruity flavor shines thru without the heat!
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Pepper ‘Jalapeno Craig’s Grande’ (hot)
30″ ht (75 – 80 days) – ($5.95) These ones produce BIG honkin’ Jalapenos…. Perfect for stuffing and grilling!
Pepper ‘Jalapeno Early Jalapeno’ (hot)
Compact (60-65 days) – ($5.95) This one produces 3 ½” x 1 ½” sausage shaped fruits in abundance. 10-15 days earlier than regular Jalapenos. It starts deep green and matures to red; we had TONS of them even in 2009 with all the cool and wet weather! Very hot at 25000-30000 Scoville units!
Pepper ‘Jalapeno Lemon Spice’ (hot)
30″ ht.. (75 days) – ($5.95) An open pollinated created Heirloom intro from New Mexico State University, this one produces BRIGHT lemony-yellow Jalapenos…..imagine this beauty in a salsa or as a yellow hot sauce!
Pepper ‘Jalapeno Nadapeno’ (not hot!)
(75 days) $5.95 Are you looking for the flavor of a jalapeño with very very little heat? Well this one’s your guy! Not-Nada-A-Peno, get it?! Two plays on words….love it!
Pepper ‘Jalepeno Orange Spice’ (hot)
30″ ht. (75 days) – ($5.95) Another created New Mex Heirloom; pair her with her sister Lemon Spice for a knockout visual feast for your eyes (and tummy too!). Takes a wee bit of time to color up, but well worth the wait!
Pepper ‘Jalapeño Tam’ – (hot)
New in 2025
(70 days) $5.95 Developed at Texas A & M, this Jalapeño has mild heat (about 1,500 Scovilles) and is uber productive! Early producer too.
Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek.
Pepper ‘Jalepeno Zapotec’ (hot)
30” (75 days) $5.95 An ancient Heirloom from Mexico, it is hotter than most Jalapeños 5,000-10,000 Scovilles). A great mix with Orange and Lemon Spice for a range of heat and colors! Photo courtesy of Baker Creek.
Pepper ‘Jigsaw’ (hot)
30″ ht. (80 days) – ($5.95) This is one GORGEOUS pepper!!! Stunning in flower beds and containers, this lovely dame has her fancy dress on! Tie-dye multi -color foliage compliments orange, striped, and red fruits with heat like a Jalapeno. VAVOOM! Hot at around 50,000 Scovilles (I’ll just row her for the cuteness factor!) Photo courtesy of Baker Creek.
Pepper ‘Jimmy Nardello Italian’ (sweet)
4-30″ ht (80 days) – ($5.95) O.K., get ready for a WAY cool Heirloom story…..in 1897 the Nardello family set sail from Ruoti, Italy to America with some great pepper seeds. They then settled in Naugatuck, Connecticut and continued to grow these peppers that they eventually named for their fourth son Jimmy (wonder why him???) It is a long (10”) thin skinned frying pepper that is so very rich in taste it was placed in ‘The Ark of Taste’ by the Slow Food Organization. Dries very easily and ripens to a rich red. Keep the great tradition going (or should I say “growing”??!) (Photo courtesy customer Tim – thanks!)
Pepper ‘King of the North’ (sweet)
28″ ht (65-70 days) – ($5.95) We grew this Sweet bell pepper in 2009 and it was AWESOME! It bears huge (6” x 4”) blocky green peppers maturing to red. Excellent for short season areas like ours; VERY prolific producers! I recommend him to everyone who claims they cannot grow a bell pepper successfully (and have not been proven wrong yet!).
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Pepper ‘Lemon Drop – (hot)
New in 2025
(95 days) $5.95 This hot pepper from Peru is rated at between 30,000-50,000 Scoville units and has an unusual and remarkable flavor. Described as being lemony and fruity with a late hitting heat. Takes a while to produce but well worth the wait! Very very productive once started and makes outstanding chutnies, sauces, pepper jelly, salsas, and drying.
Photo courtesy of Baker Creek Seeds.
Pepper ‘Lesya’ (sweet)
28”ht- (75 days) ($5.95) Maybe the sweetest pepper ever! Very high yielding and got RAVE reviews from zone 5 gardeners (plus look at how gorgeous they are….can’t wait!). After trying her, I think she is tied for my favorite pepper with ‘Blot’….. she is all as described, a fabulous producer, very few seeds, and VERY sweet and crunchy! I love her!!!
Pepper ‘Lesya Orange’ (sweet)
New in 2025
(75 days) $5.95 I am SOOOOOOO excited that red Lesya has an Orange sister!
Photo courtesy of Baker Creek Seeds.
Pepper ‘Leutschauer Paprika’ (hot)
30” (85 days) $5.95 Originally from Slovakia but grown in Hungary since the 1800’s, this one’s perfect for medium hot Paprika powder (think around Serrano level heat). Homegrown paprika is much more complex and spicier than the store bought stuff…. Try it and you’ll never go back! Very prolific producer also.
Pepper ‘Lilac Bell’ (sweet)
(70 days) $5.95 a beautiful sweet bell that is a gorgeous lilac color when ripe!
Photo courtesy of Baker Creek Seeds.
Pepper ‘Lipstick’ (sweet)
24″ ht (70 days) – ($5.95) This cutie produces 4” pimento-type peppers that are very sweet, very crunchy, and very productive! Early producer too!
Pepper ‘Lumbre Hatch Chili (hot)
(80 days) $5.95 Wayyyyy hotter than the typical Hatch chili at 9,000-10,000 Scovilles, these are meaty with a fruity, smoky flavor and a heat that sneaks up on you! Great for chili, tamales, roasting and fresh eating!
Photo courtesy of Bunny Hop Seeds
Pepper ‘Lunchbox’ (sweet)
24”ht (65 days)- ($5.95) VERY LIMITED! These are the little snacking peppers that everyone adores. The 2-3” fruits are red yellow and orange and crunchy and sweet!
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Pepper ‘Mahem’ (hot)
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24″ ht. (75 days) – ($5.95) A HOT and very rare pepper originally from Togo, this one is PERFECT for pepper vinegar and pepper sauce! Great producer, and maaaahvelous in containers!
Pepper ‘Maule’s Red Hot’ (Hot)
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24-30″ ht (80 days) – ($5.95) This hot (how’d ya guess?!) pepper is a long (10”) twisted Cayenne that is great for drying for hot pepper flakes, or just putting lotsa flavor in your hot sauce. Around 30000-50000 Scovilles (too hot for me!); VERY limited!
Pepper ‘McMahon’s Red Bird’
(AKA Chiletepin or Bird’s Eye Pepper)
Sorry, Not Available in 2025 but Chiltepin is available!
30″ ht (90 days) – ($5.95) This heirloom was a gift to Thomas Jefferson in 1812 and is the official pepper of Texas (how’s that for trivia!) It produces 3/8” round green to red fruit that will knock your socks off at 80000 to 100000 Scoville’s (?hotter than a Habanero?!) WHEW…I think I’ll just grow it for the cute factor! Photo courtesy Totally Tomatoes.
Pepper ‘Melrose’ (sweet)
L- Melrose and Jilly. R- from customers Deb and John
24-30″ ht (?65 days?) – ($5.95) OK everyone that’s been asking me to grow it, here it is! A fantastic Italian heirloom frying pepper that bears 4” rich, sweet red peppers early and often! Great fried or fresh.
Pepper ‘Midnight Dreams Bell’ (sweet)
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24″ ht (75 days) – ($5.95) Talk about a stunner both looks and taste-wise, this phenomenal sweet bell turns obsidian-black….talk about a visual pop in your salad! Tastes as great as they look too! Seeds are often hard to get so not always available, sorry. Our photo!
Pepper ‘Minibell’ (sweet)
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(68 days) – ($5.95) These wee sweet mini bells produce 2” fruits in a rainbow of red, yellow, and chocolatey purple. They are VERY prolific, sweet, crunchy, and adorable! Photo courtesy of Baker Creek.
Pepper ‘Mira’ (Sweet)
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24″ ht. (65 days) – ($5.95) I have grown her for a couple of years and keep forgetting to put her on my site! She is a VERY early Polish Heirloom that produces crunchy, sweet, bullet shaped peppers that start a cream color and mature to orange and then fire engine red! I REALLY love this one! Very Very productive!
Pepper ‘Murasaki Purple’ (sweet)
30” (80 days) $5.95 A Japanese Heirloom that is totally heatless, although the long slender peppers look like hot ones! Foliage and fruit is VERY ornamental. Best to leave pepper on until fully ripe when it turns red; very very sweet and tasty at that point! (Not nearly as tasty when a deep purple). After trying her, DEFINITELY wait until red to eat!
Pepper ‘Nokturn’ (sweet)
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24”ht (75 days)- ($5.95) These beauties from Poland produce 3-4” crunchy sweet fruit that starts out green, turns to a dark obsidian, then ripens to fire engine red. VERY LIMITED!
Pepper ‘Numex Easter’ – (hot)
New in 2025
(80 days) $5.95 This award winning beauty is perfect as an ornamental in a container and in your garden! A compact grower of about 12”, she is COVERED with tiny 1” purple, yellow, orange and cream peppers that are as delicious as they are gorgeous! Scoville rating is 1,000-3,000 so has quite a kick and great in salsas!
Photo Courtesy of All American Selections.
Pepper ‘ Orange Sun’ (sweet)
(75 days) ($5.95) I ADORE colored Bell Peppers, and this glowing orange creature is simply mahhhhhhvelous!
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Pepper ‘Papaccella Napoletana Giallo’ – (sweet)
New in 2025
(70 days) $5.95 An extra sweet variety of scalloped shaped bell pepper from Campania Italy that produces tons of thick walled, crunchy extra tasty fruit. Pumpkin orange when fully ripe but delish at all stages! Traditionally stuffed or preserved but great however you choose to eat them.
Photo courtesy of Bunny Hop Seeds.
Pepper ‘Paradiscum Alaku’ (sweet)
24”ht (80 days)-($5.95) This Hungarian Heirloom produces little pumpkin shaped peppers that are sweet, crunchy and juicy. PERFECT for stuffing and fresh eating and a powerhouse producer! Photo courtesy of Baker Creek.
Pepper ‘Pepperoncini Greek’ (hot)
30”ht (60 days)-($5.95) Smaller and lighter in color than regular Pepperoncinis, these are Da Bomb for pickling!
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Pepper ‘Pimento Ashe County’ (sweet)
(SUGGESTED SUB SHEEPNOSE PIMENTO AND TENNESSEE CHEESE)
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24” (52 days) $5.95 A North Carolina Heirloom that is super duper sweet! Juicy, crunchy, and perfect for fresh eating, pickling, stuffing, roasting, and making pimento cheese. A compact plant and VERY early producer! If you have difficulties growing bell peppers, this one and Buran are maaahvelous substitutes!
Pepper ‘Pippins Golden Honey’ (sweet)
24”ht (70 days)- ($5.95) These are an African American Heirloom from Philly…. a true rainbow of colors, starting out a dark purple, turning a sunshiny yellow, then a glowing orange. Sweet, ornamental and yummy! Highly recommended as they are VERY prolific and delish!
Pepper ‘Poblano’ (Ancho Gigantica)
24″ ht (85-90 days) – ($5.95) This southwestern heirloom is used for stuffing when fresh and green (called Poblano) or sauces when red and dried (called Ancho). Perfect for Chile rellenos and mole; somewhat sweet but with a bite (about 500-1000 Scovilles!).
Pepper ‘Puma’ (hot)
30″ ht. (80 days) – ($5.95) This is one HOT cat both visually and flavor-wise! These 2.3-3”peppers look like an artist painted them; foliage is black-tinged and stunning also. Beware, though, this cat BITES with Scovilles between 300,000-400,000—Habanero level!!! I will just enjoy mine visually, thank you very much!
Pepper ‘Purple Beauty’ (sweet)
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24″ ht (75 days) – ($5.95) This yummy pepper produces small to medium crisp sweet bell peppers in abundance; an AWESOME color too!
Pepper ‘Purple Perfume’ (aka Cheiro Roxa) – (hot)
New in 2025
(90 days) $5.95 This interesting chili pepper from Brazil has heat (I’ve seen Scoville ratings from 5,0000 all the way up to 70,000) so I guess i’m not sure how hot they really are! I’d love feedback on anyone who grows these and eats them (I’m growing them just for their ornamental factor as they are little darlings!) They are described as having a fruity, habanero type flavor with less heat, and can be used fresh or dried. They have an unusual ripening habit , aging from a dark purple to purple-red pinkish to peach color. It is a very aromatic pepper also, hence her common name. Can’t wait to grow these little jewels!
Photo courtesy of Baker Creek Seeds.
Pepper ‘Quadrato Asti Giallo’ (sweet)
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(80 days) – ($5.95) A GIANT Italian Heirloom Bell pepper, it produces yellow, thick-walled, juicy and sweet peppers in abundance! Be sure to provide support as he produces TONS of giant peppers. Photo courtesy of Baker Creek.
Pepper ‘Red Belgian’ (sweet)
24”ht (60 days)- ($5.95) This prolific sweet pepper produces 3-4” elongated peppers that start out yellow and mature a deep red. Sweetest when red!
Pepper ‘Red Mushroom’ – (hot)
New in 2025
(75 days) $5.95 An early Scotch bonnet type Jamaican pepper with a hot rating (any where from 50,000-150,000 Scovilles!). Cut as buttons as they look like little red wrinkly mushrooms but pack a HUGE wallop! Great for Caribbean dishes (of course! ) and also hot sauces, trying, vinegars….Very productive and similar to a habanero; use with caution!
Pepper ‘Rewia’ (sweet)
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(80 days) ($5.95) I have grown this outstanding Polish Bell Pepper for years but can’t always get her seeds. I love her sweetness, crunchiness, productivity, and bright tangerine color. Photo courtesy of customer Judith.
Pepper ‘Rezha Macedonian’ – (hot)
New in 2025
(80 days) $5.95 From North Macedonia whose name means “engraved” or “etched” (you can surely see why!), with a medium heat level (5,000-8,000 Scovilles although some have said more!) they are great dried and ground into powder, in salsas, and even on pasta!
Photo courtesy of Baker Creek Seeds.
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Pepper ‘Santa Fe Grande’ (hot)
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24″ ht. (80 days) – ($5.95) At 500-800 Scovilles, this spicy pepper is perfect for pickles and salsas. A perky, pretty productive pepper! Photo courtesy of Baker Creek.
Pepper ‘Serrano Tampequino’ (Hot)
36″ ht (75 days) – ($5.95) A hot chile perfect for salsas, it produces 2 ¼” fruit that matures to red. Way hotter than Jalapeños (about three times hotter)at anywhere from 10,000-25,000 Scovilles. Remember, the hotter the weather and less watering makes for hotter peppers! Photo courtesy Totally Tomatoes.
Pepper ‘Sheepnose Pimento’
(75 days) $5.95 These cute little apple shaped sweeties are prolific, crunchy, and very yummy, perfect for stuffing and fresh eating! A great keeper too!
Pepper Sheepnose Pimento – Maggie sez yum!
Pepper ‘Staddon’s Select’ – (sweet)
New in 2025
(70 days) A sweet bell pepper that turns red and sweet very quickly! Great for short seasons like ours cuz ya know red peppers are wayyyyy sweeter than the green stage (which is really an unripe pepper!).
Pepper ‘Sugar Rush Peach’ (Hot)
30″ ht. (80 days) – ($5.95) I really enjoyed this pepper….it has both a sweet, fruity flavor which then gives way to a smokey, medium hot, slightly zingy flavor. Produces quickly and copiously and is ornamental to boot!
Pepper ‘Sweet Bonnet’ – (sweet)
New in 2025
(80 days) $5.95 Another Ha Ha, Gotcha one….this is a SWEET Bonnet with extremely mild heat. Same flavor profile as her ridiculously hot sister for mild mannered folks like me!
Photo courtesy of Baker Creek Seeds.
Pepper ‘Sweet Chocolate Bell’ (sweet)
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24″ ht. (75 days) – ($5.95) This medium sized bell is PERFECT to grow in our area as she ripens early and produces lots! Very sweet and crisp, the inside flesh is a beautiful cherry red!
Pepper ‘Sweet Moruga’
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Photo courtesy of Baker Creek Seeds
Pepper ‘Sweet Pickle’
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24″ ht (75 days) – ($5.95) This little darling bears UPRIGHT peppers (think bad hair day!) that are red, orange, purple, and yellow. They are 2” long and chunky and adorable….very sweet AND ornamental. Peter Piper for SURE would pick a peck of these pretties to pickle. After having tried this one for the first time in 2014 I think she is one of my most favorite peppers EVER! Crunchy, gorgeous, prolific and OUTSTANDING!!
Pepper ‘Tabasco’ – (hot)
New in 2025
(85 days) A Louisiana Heirloom from 1848, this is of course the main ingredient of Tabasco sauce! Pretty darn hot at 30,000-50,000 Scovilles, it is very prolific and a great grower (plant gets probably 4’ tall so be sure to stake or cage).
Photo courtesy of Baker Creek Seeds.
Pepper ‘Takanotsume’ (Hawk’s Claw)
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30″ ht.. (80 days) – ($5.95) This Japanese pepper is so cool looking…. Has talon-shaped upward facing bright red long peppers with quite a bite….between 15000-30000. WAAAYYY too hot for me, I grow him cuz he looks so cool!
Pepper ‘Tangerine Dream’ (sweet)
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24”ht (70 days)- ($5.95) A torpedo shaped, pumpkin orange pepper that is as sweet and tasty as she is pretty!
Pepper ‘Tennessee Cheese’ (sweet)
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24”ht (70 days)- ($5.95) This apple shaped sweetie is perfect for stuffing, pickling, dried for paprika, or just fresh eating! Crunchy and delish and cute as a button!
Pepper ‘Thai Hot’ – (hot)
New in 2025
(80 days) $5.95 A MUST for all Thai dishes, this little cutie produces copious amounts of 1” pointed fruits that are easy to dry and great to use fresh also. Produced on a tidy plant that drips with peppers with a Scoville rating of between 50,000-100,000 (a hot mama!)
Photo courtesy of Baker Creek Seeds.
Pepper ‘Thunder Mountain’ (hot)
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30″ ht. (85 days) – ($5.95) This longhorn Chile pepper can produce peppers that get over one foot long! A cool, twisty red pepper with Scovilles ranging from 25000-40000. HOT and VERY ornamental!
Pepper ‘Topepo’ (sweet)
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18″ ht (80 days?) – ($5.95) This is a pimento-type Italian Heirloom that produces copious amounts of blood red, juicy, sweet and crisp round peppers. Perfect for fresh eating or stuffed!
Pepper ‘Trepadeira Werner’ – (hot)
New in 2025
(90 days) $5.95 A wild Chili pepper from Brazil with scads of 1” colorful hot peppers that start cream, then turn orange, then finally bright red. Described as “fruit forward” with a slow burn and perfect for Caribbean dishes, salsas, hot sauces, and pickling. Very ornamental also! Scoville rating is 5,000-15,000. Can’t wait to try! Be patient cuz she is a longer season pepper (but well worth it apparently!)
Photo courtesy of Baker Creek Seeds.
Pepper ‘Tunisian Baklouti’ – (hot)
New in 2025
(80 days) $5.95 Baker Creek sez this is their FAVORITE hot pepper so I can hardly wait to try it! It is the traditional pepper of Tunisia (on the Barbary Coast) and produces large red tapering peppers that are Da Bomb for roasting and drying (their hot flavor gets milder with cooking) and for making pepper jam: also the traditional pepper used in harissa. Plant gets tall so be sure to stake or cage. Scoville rating ranges from 1,000-5,000 so a mildly hot pepper. I’m gonna look up how to make Harissa now…….
Pepper ‘Violet Sparkles’ (sweet)
24″ ht (75 days) – ($5.95) A sweet cutie that has small torpedo-shaped lavender fruits that have streaks of yellow; a Russian Heirloom that eventually ripens red and is crunchy and yummy. These are pictures of our first fruit in 2015…..she sure is delish (and gorgeous!), crisp and VERY few seeds; she will DEFINITELY always have a place in my garden!
Pepper ‘Wrinkled Old Man’
(AKA Japanese Shishitou)
24″ ht (80 days) – ($5.95) This Japanese favorite produces 3” shiny light green peppers (and tons of them!) that are normally crisp and mild flavored, although once in a while one will have quite a spicy kick! Perfect for tempura, shish-kebabs, or fried. A great (and easy) suggestion is to fry them in olive oil until they are slightly charred, season them with sea salt and then eat all but the stem! I’m drooling now!
Photo courtesy of customers Deb and John.
Pepper ‘Zulu’ (sweet)
(75 days) $5.95 A stunning large sweet bell that turns obsidian black when ripe! Very sweet and thin walled; great for fresh eating and stuffing.
Photo courtesy of Baker Creek Seeds