Super hot little peppers turn to a rainbow of colors when mature. Ripen to an array of colors, from purple, cream, yellow, orange to red as they ripen. Need I say ornamental? The plants are great for containers inside. Just pick a few any time to liven up your meals.
The Lemon Drop is an excellent seasoning pepper from Peru with some heat! When mature it will ripen to be a bright yellow that occasionally turns a purple blush depending on maturity. The Lemon Drop's crisp and clean, uncomplicated flavor is hot with some citrus notes. Its Scovilles top out at 35,000 units.
The Time Bomb Pepper is a slightly hot pepper with an excellent flavor! This pepper is a dark-green to bright-red hot cherry pepper for pickling. Its fruits are globular to pointy and measure 4 cm x 4 cm. The Time Bomb Pepper has a slightly less pungent flavor than the Cherry Bomb.
Golden Cayenne peppers are a variety of Capsicum annuum, the species to which bell peppers and chili peppers belong. As the name suggests, these peppers are a vibrant golden-yellow color when ripe, adding a splash of brightness to any garden or culinary dish. They are essentially a yellow version of the well-known and widely used Cayenne pepper.
The Bolivian Rainbow Pepper is a beautiful rainbow variety of chili peppers that will a pop of color to any garden or dish. The small naturally bushy plant produces hundreds of small, teardrop shaped, hot chillies that start life creamy, turn purple, then golden, then orange and finally fire-engine red! These peppers produces early and continuously throughout the season.
Large, thick-fleshed fruit are really hot, and mature from shiny green to red. Produces high yields of top-quality fruit with little cracking, even under stress. Vigorous plant with continuous flowering and fruiting, even in cool temperatures. 8-10,000 SHU. Adaptable to patio containers. Best for fresh eating, salsa and jalapeno poppers!
The Buena Mulata Pepper is beautiful ornamental hot pepper that ripens from a vivid violet to zesty orange, then to deep red! This old heirloom variety traces back to Horace Pippin, an African-American folk artist. When ripe, the pepper will get to around 6 inches in length and will have a heat level that is similar to a cayenne pepper. The Buena Mulata can be used fresh or dried to give any dish a slight kick!
The Beaver Dam Pepper is a delicious pepper that makes a great for stuffed peppers or adding to sandwiches. This pepper variety was brought from Hungary to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin in 1912 by the Joe Hussli family. Beaver Dam ripens from green to orange to red with just a touch of a tangy heat flavor!
The Tabasco Pepper is a very hot pepper that is most known for its fantastic spicy flavor in hot sauces! This pepper variety turns green to red when mature and grows to a size of .5" x 1.5." Tabasco reaches 30,000+ Scovilles!
The mildly spicy Joe Parker Pepper is a Southwestern style traditional Anaheim that can be harvested green or red! This deliciously crisp pepper quickly changes from green to red and can be eaten at both color stages. The Joe Parker is perfect for stuffing, grilling, roasting or processing. This organic pepper plant produces high yielding semi flattened uniform fruits. Certified Organic. Learn more about our organic seeds.
Garden Salsa is the absolute best for salsa and sauces. Produces mild heat with a delicious zingy flavor. This hybrid was developed just for salsa to provide a medium-hot chile pepper that is delicious. Garden Salsa Hybrid scores 3,000 Scovilles on the heat index. Produces an abundance of long, skinny peppers that can reach to over 9" long.
The Long Red Slim Cayenne Pepper is a traditional medium heat cayenne pepper with a great flavor! This variety is a long and thin pepper that produces unbelievably high yields. These peppers will mature red and are wrinkled with a mixture of straight and curly fruits. Long Red Slim is excellent for drying, pickling and fresh eating to spice up your chili or salsa. This pepper plant is bushy and reaches 26" tall.
The Orange Habanero Pepper is among the hottest peppers available! This Habanero variety speaks for itself as it is one of the most well known peppers for its hotness. The Orange Habanera will mature from a silvery green to a bright orange color.
Caribbean Red Habanero is one of the hottest peppers available! This habanero is a wrinkled, red hot pepper that needs to be handled with caution! This variety can be picked green at around 70 days, but for a sweeter flavor, allow them to turn red!
Hungarian Hot Wax peppers are a popular medium-heat chili variety known for their distinctive yellow color and elongated, tapering shape, typically growing about 6-8 inches long. As they mature, these peppers transition from a vibrant yellow to a bright red, adding a visual appeal to any dish. With a Scoville heat rating of 5,000 to 15,000, Hungarian Hot Wax peppers provide a nice kick without overwhelming heat, making them versatile for various culinary uses. Originating from Hungary, these peppers are often used in traditional dishes, pickled for a zesty snack, or incorporated into sauces and salsas. Their crisp texture and sweet, tangy flavor enhance both fresh and cooked preparations. Harvesting usually occurs when the peppers are bright yellow, around 70-80 days after planting, but they can also be left on the plant to ripen to red for a slightly sweeter taste. Hungarian Hot Wax peppers thrive in warm climates and well-drained soil, making them a favorite among home gardeners. Their unique flavor profile and moderate heat level make them a delightful addition to a wide range of dishes, from stir-fries to salads.
The Red Bhut Jolokia (Ghost Pepper) is among the world's hottest pepper! In 2006, the Guinness Book of Records confirmed that New Mexico State University had discovered the world's hottest chile pepper, the wrinkled, scarlet Bhut Jolokia. At 1,001,304 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), the Red Bhut Jolokia is nearly twice as hot as Red Savina, the Chile pepper variety it replaced as the world's hottest. In comparison, a New Mexico Green chile contains about 1,500 SHUs and an average jalapeno measures at about 10,000 SHUs. Use with caution.
Serrano is a hot, sweet pepper with a great taste! This pepper variety is a pungent pepper that can grow up to 4" long! These skinny peppers have medium thin walls that mature to a bright red color on thirty inch tall plants.
The Chocolate Habanero is an extremely hot chocolate-colored habanero! Currently, the Chocolate Habanero is recognized as the world's 4th hottest pepper! This variety is a favorite pepper in the Caribbean to make barbecue sauces and marinades. The Chocolate Habanero Pepper has a unique rich flavor that is un-duplicated by any other pepper. This beautiful chocolate brown pepper can be dried and smoked like the Chipotle, to produce an exquisite flavored sauce!
