Peppers: Hot
Pepper, Hot: Anaheim Chili (Heirloom) (Capsicum annuum)
$1.00 - $5.60
An extremely popular hot pepper in Southern California and New Mexico, the Anaheim has been cultivated in New Mexico for centuries. In 1896, a entrepreneur named Emilio Ortega came to Anaheim, California to start a cannery; with him came his prize pepper variety, which soon became known and loved as the Anaheim pepper.
Pepper, Hot: Greek Pepperoncini (Organic) (Capsicum annuum)
$1.00 - $5.60
Greek Pepperoncini is an annual heirloom hot pepper variety from Greece which offers a sweet taste that is accompanied with mild heat. This plant matures in 60-65 days, grows to the height of 30”, and produces countless golden yellow, crispy peppers that are 4” long and 1” thick. This variety is excellent for pickling, salsas, salads, and even fresh!
Pepper, Hot: Habanero (Heirloom) (Capsicum chinense)
$1.00 - $5.60
Though this greatest quantities of Habanero peppers are now grown in the Yucatan in Mexico, they once played an important part in the industry of "La Habana," or Havana, from which they receive their name. Habanero peppers spread so far so quickly that they also became called Chinese peppers, since some believed that was their place of origin. Habanero peppers are the hottest open pollinated pepper available.
Pepper, Hot: Hungarian Yellow Hot Wax (Heirloom) (Capsicum annuum)
$1.00 - $5.60
Hungarian Yellow Hot Wax pepper is an heirloom that is very popular for canning and pickling. Excellent for short season areas. It sets fruit over a long season. The light yellow fruit are medium to very hot.
Pepper, Hot: Long Red Cayenne (Organic) (Capsicum annuum)
$1.00 - $5.60
Cayenne peppers were found growing on a bush near the town of Cayenne in French Guiana, South America. Records show that this pepper is among those discovered by Christopher Columbus in his travels and taken back to Europe, where they immediately established themselves in European cuisine.
Pepper, Hot: Jalapeno (Organic) (Capsicum annuum)
$1.00 - $5.60
Jalapenos are the most well-known chili pepper in Mexico and the United States. Use them in everything from nachos and pizza to Mexican cuisine. Green conical fruits get hotter as they mature to a deep red on upright plants. They are also known as 'chipotle' chilies when dried and mesquite-smoked.
Pepper, Hot: Serrano (Heirloom) (Capsicum annuum)
$1.00 - $5.60
Heirloom Serrano Peppers are known for their unusual combination of intense heat and flavor. Named for the Spanish word meaning "from the mountains", these chiles are originally native to the mountains in the Mexican states of Puebla and Hidalgo. Growing in popularity in the United States, they are a cultural tradition in Mexico.
Pepper, Hot: Tabasco (Heirloom) (Capsicum annuum)
$1.00 - $5.60
This fiery pepper was first known near Tabasco, Mexico in the 1840s and imported in 1848 to Louisiana. Edmund McIlhenny, a native of Avery Island, Louisiana, began brewing his famous Tabasco pepper sauce in 1868 using these peppers. Since then, Tabasco pepper sauce has become the most loved and well known hot sauce available.
Peppers: Sweet
Pepper, Sweet: Banana (Heirloom) (Capsicum annuum)
$1.00 - $5.60
The pepper is native to Central and South America, where Christopher Columbus and other explorers discovered it and took it with them back to Europe at the end of the 16th century. They became called "pepper" in Spanish, or pimiento, because their spicy flavor brought the spice black pepper to mind. For their excellent qualities, Sweet Banana peppers won the prestigious AAS Award in 1941.
Pepper, Sweet: Big Red (Heirloom)
$1.00 - $5.60
Big Red Sweet Peppers are a native vegetable that were discovered in Central and South America by explorers which brought them back to Europe in the 16 Century. This pepper plant grows to the height of 24” and is known for its high yields that can be enjoyed raw, stuffed, or roasted. It produces a thick fleshed, sweet tasting, green bell pepper which turns a radiant red color when ripe. Maturing in 75 days, this variety will surely jazz up any salad, stir fry, and much more.
Pepper, Sweet: California Wonder 300 TMR Bell (Heirloom) (Capsicum annuum)
$1.00 - $5.60
California Wonder peppers, introduced in 1928, became the standard for sweet peppers. Many horticultural experts and gardeners used this pepper in breeding new and superior types of garden pepper, because of its excellent size and production. California Wonder peppers can be found in nearly every grocery store and restaurant in America because of its extensive use in the commercial food market.
Pepper, Sweet: Chocolate Bell (Heirloom) (Capsicum annuum)
$1.00 - $5.60
Chocolate Beauty bell pepper (Capsicum annuum ‘Chocolate Beauty’) is a relative of the sweet peppers that have been grown for over 7,000 years in South and Central America. One note on the history of Chocolate Beauty bell is that it was first mentioned in 1681 in Panama. Market name for the fruit is Brown Holland bell, but Chocolate Beauty is far more descriptive. It is one of the sweetest bell peppers when allowed to mature fully, and is most productive in areas with long season summers. That being said, Chocolate Beauty bells can be used as a standard green bell pepper when harvested early, especially if you find it difficult to wait for this tasty brown morsel of sweetness.
Pepper, Sweet: Orange Sun (Heirloom)
$1.00 - $5.60
Orange Sun Sweet Peppers are a native vegetable that were discovered in Central and South America by explorers which brought them back to Europe in the 16 Century. This pepper plant grows to the height of 24” and produces a crispy sweet green bell pepper which turns an amazing orange color when ripe. Maturing in 80 days, this variety will surely jazz up any salad, stir fry, and much more.
Pepper, Sweet: Jimmy Nardello Italian (Heirloom)
$1.00 - $5.60
Jimmy Nardello peppers are known best as frying peppers though they are just as flavorful when raw. This variety of pepper was originally from Basilicata, a southern region of Italy. It takes its name from Jimmy Nardello, who inherited it from his parents Guiseppe and Angela Nardello, who brought the seeds from Italy while immigrating to Connecticut in 1887.
Pepper, Sweet: Purple Beauty Bell (Heirloom) (Capsicum annuum)
$1.00 - $5.60
These Peppers are native to Central and South America. They were discovered by Christopher Columbus, and other explorers, who took them back to Europe at the end of the 16th century. Purple beauty is an excellent choice if you are looking for both a colorful pepper and high yields. A bell shaped pepper that ripens from green to purple to purplish red.