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Welcome to our 2026 Peppers
Mild to Hot Pepper Varieties
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Variety
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Days
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Color
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Notes
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Anaheim Chili
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77
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Green to Red
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Popular chili. Midly hot, long tapered. Excellent fresh, pickled or dried. Very hardy.
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Ancho (Poblano) heirloom
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65
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Dark Green
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"Ancho" when dried. "Poblano" when fresh. Midly pungent. 4" fruits.
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Burpee Big Guy Jalapeno
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69
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Green
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At a whopping 5 inches long, this might be the biggest jalapeno. Perfect for pickling, stuffing and slicing. It really sparks up a salsa!
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Cajun Belle
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61
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Green to Red
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2010 ASA Winner. Midly spicy, still sweet. Good for salads, salsas and stir fry.
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Dragon Cayenne
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60
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Green to Red
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5x hotter than jalapenos! Well-branched, 30" tall plants produces large numbers of petite 1" - 2" peppers that mature from green to blazing red.
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| Dragon Grilling Hybrid |
75-80
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Green to Red
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A unique hybrid selected from Shishito and Padron peppers. Combining the best traits from both to get the perfect grilling, roasting or stir-fry pepper. Fruits are not spicy when picked young, tender and gree and less than 2" long. However, when red they can be quite spicy similar to a jalapeno. Red pods can be dried & used for mild to medium chili flakes.
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Early Jalapeño
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65
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Green
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3 to 4 inches long and about 1½ inches wide. These cone-shaped, thick-walled fruits are borne in great numbers on very vigorous plants. They are ready to pick when dark green, delivering a wallop of pure heat!
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Habanero
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95
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Green to Orange
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1,000 times hotter than jalapeno. Tapered, lantern-shaped. 1"x1.5" pod with thin, wrinkled, light green flesh. Ripen to golden orange.
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| Mariachi |
66
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Yellow to Red
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2006 AAS Winner. Delicious, milk and low pungency. Scoville 500-600. 4"x2", fleshy fruits mature red, but are harvested yellow. Ready 10 days earlier than other chili types. Delicious gourmet flavor with fruity overtoes. Great for cooking, grilling, pickling or in salads. Sets fruits continously.
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Mellow Star Shishito Peper
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65-75
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Green to Red
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Small, Japanese pepper for roasting, pan frying and grilling. Thin walls blister and char easily when roasted or grilled, taking on rich flavor. Typically harvested and used green, but eventually turns orange and red with sweeter flavor. Prolific!
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| Paquime Hybrid |
70
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Green
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Consistently produces super-sized jalapenoes that grow to nearly 5"! Fruits have subtle to medium heat that doesn't linger on the tongue. Great for stuffing, grilling or poppers.
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| Pot-a-peno |
65
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Green
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Early, compact and prolific. AAS Winner. Great for container gardening. 12–15 inches tall and 18–20 inches wide. Spicy, dark green fruit that ripens to a rich red and 2 ¾ inches long and ¾ inch wide.
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Bell and Sweet Pepper Varieties
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Variety
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Days
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Color
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Notes
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Candy Cane
Chocolate Cherry
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55-Green
70-Mature
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Chocolate with cherry red stripes
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Attractive, thin-walled, crispy, mini bells grow up to 3.5" long x 2.5" wide
and weigh 3.5-4.5 oz. Fruits ripen from green with unique white stripes to
chocolate with cherry red stripes.
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Early Summer
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70
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Yellow
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Extra large 4-5" fruits. Yigh Yields. Firm, sweet and smooth with glossy, thick walls. Excellent disease resistant
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Keystone Giant
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70
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Green to Red
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A 'California Wonder' type of pepper with large, blocky, pendant fruit (4" x 4-3/4"). Mosaic resistant. Heavy foliage reduces susceptibility to sunscald. Thick stems are breakage-resistant under heavy fruit load.
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King Arthur
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61
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Red Bell
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Best red bell. Sweet, crunchy, 4-lobed fruit with thick walls. 4.5"x4.5" disease tolearant.
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Lunchbox
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55-63
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Red, Orange, Yellow
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Beautiful, mini-sized peppers that are remarkably sweet and flavorful. They are delicious sautéed, as an addition to salads and, of course, perfect for a healthy snack.
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| Orange Blaze |
65
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Green to Orange
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All-America Selections (AAS) Winner 2011. Orange Blaze is a big, blocky bell with a crunchy sweet pepper with early maturity, great disease resistance, and delectable flavor.
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Red Knight
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66
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Green to Red Bell
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Compact plant. Big, blocky, thick-walled, and turns red early. Fruity and sweet. Superior disease resistance.
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Sweet Banana
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66
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Yellow to Red
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Named for its banana-like shape, this variety bears sweet, mild banana peppers that mature from yellow, to orange, and then to crimson red. Plants fruit prolifically and are are great for frying and pickling, and are an excellent choice for making pepper rings for sandwiches. Great for containers.
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