Capsicum Annum
500 - 2,500 SHU
Anaheim Green
A Hatch type pepper normally picked green. It roasts nicely and makes a good powder.
Displayed here with Acorn, Louise and Bruce
500 - 2,500 SHU
Anaheim Orange
A Hatch type pepper with notes of citrus sweetness and a mild kick. Great for grilling, stuffing or adding to hot sauce.
80,000 - 100,000 SHU
Basket of Fire
Compact, ornamental plants with heavy production. The pods are thin walled and dry well to make powder.
0 - 500 SHU
Big Bang
The Chinese space programme sent some seeds into space. Did the radiation affect the seeds? I don't know, but these space chiles are good roasters red or green.
0 SHU
Big Bertha Red
Giant bell peppers, sometimes 20cm long. Everything you expect from a bell pepper, but bigger. And Bertha.
5,000 - 10,000 SHU
Black Hungarian
Ripening from dark purple to cherry red, Black Hungarian peppers bring an earthy sweetness and mild heat.
10,000 - 30,000 SHU
Black Pearl
Mostly an ornamental pepper, Black Pearls are indeed edible with a fruity sweetness and creeper heat.
5,000 - 30,000 SHU
Bulgarian Carrot
Origin: Bulgaria - Seeds were smuggled out from behind the Iron Curtain.
Flavour: Crisp and fruity
100 - 1,000 SHU
Cajun Belle
Origin: USA - AAS Winner
Flavour: Small, red bell peppers with a hint of spice.
30,000 - 40,000 SHU
Cayenne, Buena Mulata
An heirloom cultivar from Horace Pippin, this cayenne has a sweet, smoky flavour. The pods ripen from purple to deep red and make an excellent powder.
5,000 - 30,000 SHU
Cayenne, Ho Chi Minh
Very productive plants originally from Vietnam. Thick walled, crunchy peppers with a hint of lemon flavour.
30,000 - 50,000 SHU
Cayenne, Monster
I bought a bushel of cayenne peppers at St Jacob's Farmers Market a few years ago, and they were massive! I saved the seeds and grow them again every season.
30,000 - 50,000 SHU
Cayenne, Red
Origin: French Guiana
Flavour: Sweet, fruity
30,000 - 50,000 SHU
Chilhuacle Amarillo
Origin: Oaxaca, Mexico
Flavour: Apparently, they should have a tart and fruity flavour. Our production was disappointing in 2023.
20,000 - 50,000 SHU
Cayenne, Thunder Cacho Brown
Cross of Thunder Mountain Longhorn and Cacho Negro. Mild heat with an earthy sweetness. Very long, thin brown pods. This photo shows dried pods 'cause it was crazy at harvest time and I missed taking a photo of fresh pods.
1,000 - 2,000 SHU
Costeno, Amarillo
Heirloom pepper from Oaxaca, with a fresh citrus burn. Thin walled, and great for powder. The Amarillo pods are orange, and the Rojo pods are larger and red.
5,000 - 15,000 SHU
Costeno, Rojo
Heirloom pepper from Oaxaca, with an earthy, fruity burn. Thin walled and great for powder.
Est. 500 SHU
Don's Pepper
This pepper was a one-off seedling I got in 2017 from a guy named Don who had an accidental cross pollination between a bell pepper and something hotter.
I didn't think to take a photo at the time 'cause it just looked like a red bell pepper.
5,000 - 10,000 SHU
Gong Bao
Also known as Kung Pao, this long and thin pepper is a staple in many Chinese dishes. The heat is neutral and great for cooking.
Peppers can be used when green, but have a sweet and fruity taste when ripe.
0 SHU
Jalapeno Chernobyl
Originally from Italy, the Chernobyl Jalapeno has all of the heat bred out of it and is just a really nice, sweet pepper. It's been a staple pepper here since 2020.
1,000 - 15,000 SHU
Hungarian Wax
Origin: Hungary
Flavour: Sweet but waxy
5,000 - 10,000 SHU
Jalapeno, Dancing Spirits
Pods ripen from yellow to orange to red. Jalapeno flavour with light citrus notes.
5,000 - 10,000 SHU
Jalapeno La Bomba II
Giant jalapeno pods! La Bomba II is a must grow here every season. Jalapeno goodness in giant pods. They're on the mild side, but the pods are huge!
5,000 - 10,000 SHU
Jalapeno M
When someone says jalapeno, they're probaby thinking of M variety. It's the most common around. It's the jalapeno of jalapeno peppers.
100,000 - 350,000 SHU
Jamaican Mushroom, Yellow
Origin: Jamaica
Flavour: Sweet, fruity and citrusy.
5,000 - 10,000 SHU
Kalugeritsa
Origin: Kalugeritsa, North Macedonia
Flavour: Sweet, complex red bell pepper
0 SHU
Lesya
Origin: Ukraine
Flavour: The sweetest of the bell peppers. Thick walled, crunchy with a sweet red bell pepper flavour.
0 SHU
Marconi, Purple
Italian heirloom sweet pepper. This cultivar has purple pods that ripen into a deep crimson.
0 SHU
Marconi, Red
Italian heirloom sweet pepper. Similar to a Shepherds pepper, but much better.
The photo shows frozen pods, so I'll update the photo with fresh pods in the 2023 season.
0 - 500 SHU
Petit Marseillais
Heirloom sweet pepper from France with a rich and complex flavour. Sweet, earthy, smoky, fruity and very slightly hot.
Just like *insert name here to build your own joke*!
30,000 SHU
Portugal
Origin: Introduced in 1935 by Joseph Harris & Co. of NY, USA
Flavour: Sweet, fruity
300,000-400,000 SHU
Puma
A cross between a Pimenta de Neyde and a golden habanero. Floral and slightly bitter, but quite hot for an annuum.
5,000 - 25,000 SHU
Purple Pumpkin
Origin: Unknown
Flavour: Fruity
30,000 - 45,000 SHU
Purple UFO
Peppers ripen from light purple to deep red. Edible ornamental pepper.
40,000 SHU
Quickfire
Origin: USA, 2022 AAS winner
Flavour: Thai style pepper with sharp heat and floral taste
10,000 - 20,000 SHU
Serrano
Similar to a jalapeno pepper, but a bit hotter.
50 - 200 SHU
Shishito
A Japanese pepper, ideal for frying up green. Red ripe peppers are a bit sweeter, and only some of the pods have heat.
0 SHU
Shepherd, Big Horn
Like a red bell pepper, but longer and triangular. Sweet and bell peppery, but with no heat.
50,000 - 100,000 SHU
Thai
There are many varieties of Thai pepper, but these came from a packet labelled "Thai" so your guess is as good as mine. Nice peppers though.
0 SHU
Toreador
Origin: Romano type
Flavour: Sweet, red bell pepper flavour
1,000 - 5,000 SHU
Tunisian Baklouti
Origin: Tunisia
Flavour: Traditional pepper for harissa. Sweet
