Peppers, Chili Lover's Collection Some like it Hot! This seed collection includes 7 packets of hot pepper seeds including the following (in relative scale using the Scoville Heat units (SHU) scale of mild to hot): 1) Padron (500-2500 SHU) 2) Chimayo (4,000-6,000 SHU) 3) Aleppo (10,000 SHU) 4) Bolivian Rainbow (10,000-30,000 SHU) 5) Wenks Yellow Hot (5000-20,000 SHU) 6) Magnum Habanero (100,000-350,000 SHU) 7) Aji Cristal (30,000 SHU) and we will include a bonus packet from the Fish Pepper ( an African-American heirloom variety ) * Please read up about the varieties in their respective listings for more details. 8 Packets (save 6.00 off the individual packet price)...

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Pepper, Aji Cristal (90 days) Capsicum baccatum An usual species of chili that grows to 3-4” long with a pretty waxy sheen to the fruit. Fruits start as a pale yellow aand ripen to a bright orange red.  Flavor is rich and full of citrus overtones even when unripe.  Abundant yields of up to 50 fruits per plant.  Originally from Curico, Chile, this seed comes to us from the Seed Savers Exchange. 30,000 SHU.  Packet (2/5 g ≈ 60 seeds) ...

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Pepper, Aji Dulce Capsicum chinense (100+ days)  We came across this little gem that's originally from Puerto Rico via Rowen White in the Sierra mountains. It has the wonderful flavor and aroma of habaneros without the heat. This heirloom strain is known as Aji dulce, ajicito or ajíes and is prized for its plethora of small (1-2”) lantern shaped, bright red, thin walled fruits. With hints of coriander and black pepper they bring intrigue many dishes. Late maturing. Packet (2/5 g ≈ 60 seeds) ...

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Aleppo (80-90 days) Capsicum annum Hailing from Aleppo, Syria, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities (since the 6th century BCE). We are pleased to introduce this heirloom from the old Silk Road and consider our brothers and sisters in Syria whose lives have been disrupted by the civil war there and envision peace prevailing. Although common in the Middle East, its use in the United States outside Armenian, Syrian and Turkish immigrant communities was rare until the 20th century. Typically used dried, its burgundy pods possess a fruity, raisin-like flavor with undertones of cumin. Plants can grow to 4 feet tall, so staking is necessary at times. Fruits are a deep brick red, 4-6” long, with a blunt-lobed tip reminiscent of a bell peppers lobes. 10,000 SHU. HEIRLOOM. DBF Packet: (2/5 g ≈ 60 seeds)  Bulk: 1g ( ~100 seeds)  ...

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Pepper, Anjali Thai Capsicum annum (90 days)   These seeds were shared with us at a seed swap from a farming couple from Vermont, however, one of them grew up in Thailand and had brought these productive and attractive, thin walled, 3” long Thai chilies with them and then adapted them to grow well in the North.  We were impressed with their even maturity and ability to color up well with our cool night time temperatures.  Heat builds slowly to an incendiary level.  30-50,000 SHU.  Packet (2/5 g ≈ 50 seeds) ...

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Pepper, Black Hungarian Capsicum annum (80-100 days)  A lovely plant with purple/ green foliage and purple flowers. It dazzles with a plethora of 2-3” long blunt-tipped fruits, that ripen from green/black to deep red. Shape comparable to a jalepeño pepper. Well adapted to northern climates, they continue to flower and produce right up until the killing frosts of fall. Fruits are medium spicy, much more than a Jalapeno, but not quite Cayenne level.  Plants can be hung by the roots when frost threatens in the fall to complete maturation. 5,000-10,000 SHU.  Packet ( 2/5 g ≈ 40 seeds) 1 g ( ~100 seeds) 5g ~500 seeds...

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 Pepper, Bolivian Rainbow Capsicum annum (75-90 days) A different species than other commonly grown peppers, this variety has purple=green foliage and stems.  The fruits go through a rainbow of colors: green, purple, yellow, orange then red.  Often all colors are seen on a plant at once.  Very ornamental.  Fruits are small, ¾” and very spicy, actually make that very, very spicy!  Can be grown in a pot as an edible houseplant.  Scoville 10,000-30,000 SHU.  Packet (2/5 g ≈ 40 seeds) 1 g ( ~100 seeds)...

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Pepper, Cayenne, Aci Sivri   Capsicum annum (80-90 days)  This wonderful heirloom strain from Turkey is incredibly prolific, producing up to 50 fruits per plant that are about 5-10” long and typically twisty.  Fruits ripen from green to a brilliant shade of red and are larger than traditional cayennes without sacrificing the heat.  Excellent for making attractive ristras.  Very impressive.  Heat can be variable from plant to plant.  10,000-50,000 SHU. Packet ( 2/5 g ≈ 40 seeds) 1 g ( ~100 seeds) 5g (~500 seeds)...

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Golden Cayenne Capsicum annum (75 days) Vigorous, yet compact plants grow 24” tall and produce abundant masses of 4-6” long fruit that turns from bright green to a brilliant yellow.  Mature fruit is smooth and waxy without the wrinkles of typical red cayennes.  Flavor is quite spicy and lends itself to use in salsa, Cajun and creole cooking.  One of the first chilies to mature for us in SW Oregon, which is impressive considering our summer night time lows are routinely around 50 degrees Fahrenheit. 30-50,000 SHU. Packet (2/5 g ≈ 60 seeds) ...

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Pepper, Cayenne, Purple Firecracker Capsicum annum (70-80 days)   Gorgeous purple pigmented plants that grow to about 24” with pretty purple flowers and fruits that emerge dark green and purple, eventually ripening to bright red. They are moderately spicy, a ‘4’ on a scale of 1-5. Packet ( 2/5 g ≈ 30 seeds) 1 g ( ~100 seeds) ...

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Pepper, Chilhuacle Rojo Capsicum annum (75 days) A very productive grower with tall plants cover with 3 ½”, thin-walled yet still juicy chilies.  Fruits are about 1” wide, wrinkly and folded and taper to a blunt, somewhat lobed end.  Flavor is a pleasant heat with a mild, lime citrus heat.  Great for frying, roasting or drying.  One of the earliest maturing chilies in our trials. Originally from Oaxaca, Mexico   SHU – 4-6,000. Packet (2/5 g ≈ 50 seeds) ...

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PEPPER - Chimayó Capsicum annuum (75 days)   This was shared with us by seed grower, Sebastian Aguilar, who farmed in New Mexico where this was a popular variety.  Chimayó chilies are unpredictable. A single plant might produce some chilies as long as six or seven inches and many more that are shorter; a few might be straight and skinny, and some will be bent oddly into curlicues. Delicious flavor. Chimayó chilies make great red Chile sauce. It tastes sweet and then hot. SHU – 4-6,000.  Packet ( 2/5 g ≈ 30 seeds) 1 g ( ~100 seeds)...

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Pepper, Costeno Rojo Capsicum annum ( 85 days) Plant produces good yields of 2" long by 2" wide ballon shapped chilies. They are thin walled and great for drying as anchos.  Flavor is medium hot with a pleasant smokey flavor.  Fruits turn from green to a satiny brick red when mature. Plant has green stems, green leaves, and white flowers and grows to about 30" tall.  Excellent for mole sauces. A variety from Oaxaca, Mexico in the Ancho / Poblano type. Packet ( 2/5 g ~ 35 seeds) 1g (100 seeds)...

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PEPPER – Early Jalepeño  Capsicum annum (65 days green, 85 days red) -  An abundant yielding 3” blunt-end fruit can be harvested dark green or allowed to ripen to red. The compact plants are sturdy and work well in containers and are less prone to falling over than taller. Delicious distinctive sweet and mild flavor. Most of the heat is in the seeds.  Medium heat.  SHU - 5,000. Packet (0.4 g ≈ 30 seeds) ...

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Pepper, Fatali (100 days) Capsicum chinense A spicy monster of a chile from central Africa. For thise that love this sort of thing it has a fruity citrus flavor reminiscent of habenero which it is related to. Plants grow to 24" bearing multitudes of 2-3" lomg pendant shaped bright golden yellow fruits. Excellent for adding to a hot sauce, which its fruity citrus flavor really comes alive with mangoes, pineapple, and nuts. SHU = 125,000-400,000. Packet: 2/5 g (~60 seeds) 1 g (~200 seeds) ...

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Fish Capsicum annum (80 days)   This unique variety made its way to shellfish cookery houses around Chesapeake Bay in the 19th century via African-American seed stewards.  Plants grow to 24” tall and have lovely variegated green and white foliage and immature fruits.  Fruits ripen from green/white to orange brown then red.  Has a wide range of heat from jalapeno level to cayenne.  SHU = 5000 -30,000. Packet (2/5 g ≈ 60 seeds) Bulk (1 g ≈ 170 seeds) From William Woys Weaver's description in Mother Earth News: "The origins of the Fish Pepper are obscure. The Aztecs had a variety of pepper called White Fish Chili described in the 1569 Florentine Codex of Spanish friar Bernardino de Sahaguin (1963, 68). A pepper with this name existed in the early nineteenth century, but it is not certain that it was the one under discussion. All that has been ascertained thus far is that the Fish Pepper shown in color plate 65 was an African-American heirloom that began as a sport or mutation of a common serrano pepper sometime during the 1870s. Over time it became a fixed variety, but it was never sold commercially. Seed was acquired by my grandfather from Horace Pippin, who said that the variety originated near Baltimore. By 1900, throughout the region stretching from Washington to Philadelphia, Fish Peppers were raised almost exclusively in the black community for use in oyster and crab houses, and especially for dishes using terrapin. It was one of those “secret” ingredients favored by cooks and caterers to spike a recipe with invisible heat, for the Fish Pepper was used primarily when it was white, and it could be dried to retain that color. This feature was a culinary plus in the days when cream sauces reigned supreme."...

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Fresno Capsicum annum (75-85 days) This is an excellent chili that produces masses of 3” long by 1.25” red, tapered, wedge-shaped fruit. Good for salsa, sriracha, hot sauce, drying, roasting and more.  Fruits ripen from green to red.  White flowers.  Plants grow from 18-24” tall. 10,000 SHU.  Packet (2/5 g ≈ 60 seeds) 1 g ( ~100 seeds) ...

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Pepper, Ghost aka Bhut jolokia (100-120 days) Capsicum chinense x fructescens   In 2007 the Guinness Book of World Records awarded this interspecific cross of two very spicy peppers with the hottest chili in the world award.  It is 400 times hotter than Tabasco sauce and roughly 10 times hotter than a habanero pepper, or 50 times hotter than a cayenne!  The Ghost pepper is rated at 1,000,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHUs).  In 2013 the Carolina Reaper stole the hottest chili crown at 1.5 million Scovilles.  Now the Ghost is number 7. Originally from Northeastern India it is a cross between two landrace chilies Capsicum chinense & Capsicum fructescens and is closely related to the Bangladeshi pepper named "Naga Morich".  Ripe peppers measure 2 to 3" long and 1" wide with a red, yellow, orange, or chocolate color. Plants grow tall (up to 48"). In northeastern India, the peppers are smeared on fences or incorporated in smoke bombs as a safety precaution to keep wild elephants at a distance. Chili grenades made from Bhut jolokia were successfully used by the Indian Army in August 2015 to flush out terrorist Sajjad Ahmed, who was hiding in a cave. Please exercise caution when handling these seeds as they pack a whallop!  packet: 2/5 g (~30 seeds) ...

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Pepper, Gochugaru  Capsicum annuum (60 days). Popular Korean chilli that can be eaten green or red. Used for chili flakes, kimchi  and for the ever popular Gochujang, a  fermented chili paste from Korea. Prolific yield of 4 inch long chilis.  Green peppers are 1500 SHU. If you love growing spices this is an excellent chili to round out your spice cabinet. Not as spicy as Cayenne. Packet: 2/5g...

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Pepper, Hidalgo Chilies  Capsicum annum (80-90 days) A type of Serrano from Mexico that grows abundant 2-3" long by 1/2" wide fruits on 24-36" plants that are unique in that they have fuzzy green leaves and stems with white flowers. Moderately spicy it is a versatile chili to use in a wide variety of dishes. Quite a bit hotter than a jalapeno. With their moderately thick flesh they are popular for pickling. SHU 6-20,000. Packet: 2/5 g (~40 seeds) 1g: ~ 100 seeds...

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Pepper, Little Elf Capsicum annum (90 days)  This delightful ornamental pepper from Hungary puts on quite a show with fruit emerging green, then maturing through a rainbow of yellow, orange, purple and red.  Plants have a short stature (12-18”) with small leaves and 1” very spicy fruits borne in great abundance.  Plants can exhibit some purple coloration on the leaves.  Makes a very festive looking container plant. SHU = 20-30,000. Packet (2/5 g ≈ 60 seeds) ...

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Pepper, Little Spice Bush  (85 days) Capsicum annum - A dwarfing selection made from the Little Elf variety. This adorable plant only grows to 12” tall but still manages to produce a riot of tiny ½” fruits in a rainbow of colors from green to yellow, orange and then scarlet red. Leaves are green with white flowers. Very spicy! Would make a great container plant. SHU = 20-30,000. HEIRLOOM. Packet (2/5 g ≈ 60 seeds) ...

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Pepper, Magnum Habanero Capsicum chinense (80 days green, 100 to orange)   A beautiful vigorous plant that is tall and multi branched, yielding a profusion of  2-3" long bonnet shaped bright orange peppers.  Exceptionally hot with a a Scoville Heat Units rating of 100,000-350,000 SHU.  An improved early maturing variety. Very productive, with each plant producing up to 100 fruits! Takes time to mature so plant early as possible and protect from cold and frost. Packet (2/5 g. ≈ 60 seeds) ...

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Pepper, Maria Nagy’s Transylvanian Capsicum annum (70 days)   A remarkably productive and early chili with 6” long fruits that are 3/4” wide and look like a cayenne. Sourced from our friends at Adaptive Seeds who obtained this heirloom from Maria Nagy, a seed steward near Turda, Transylvania, during their 2008 Seed Ambassadors trip to Romania. BTW - as strange it may seem, I encourage folks to check out the amazing offerings over at Adaptive seeds - seed people, like plants generally try and co-exist and cooperate like the plants that we steward.  Fruits have thick juicy flesh with a flavor that begins pimento sweet and has a substantial heat that builds slowly. Heavy yields that color up earlier than any other chili in our trials! Packet (2/5 g. ≈ 60 seeds) ...

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Pepper, NuMex Big Jim Hatch Capsicum annum (80 days) Developed at New Mexico State University in the 1970s, this chili holds the distinction of the biggest chili ever grown in the Guinness Book of World Records, easily growing up to 12” long. Tall, stocky plants produce 5-10 thick-walled mild fruits that have the heat of an Anaheim chili. Great for roasting or stuffing. 2-4,000 SHU. This variety is an improved hatch variety type roasting chili. Perfect balance of smokey sweet heat.  Packet (2/5 g. ≈ 50 seeds) ...

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PEPPER - Padrón Capsicum annum (80 days)    From the municipality of Padrón in the province of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. These are small peppers with a color ranging from bright green to yellowish green, and occasionally red. While their taste is usually mild, a minority (10-25%) are particularly hot. The peppers are customarily fried in oil and served as tapas. 500-2500 SHU. Packet (2/5 g ≈ 30 seeds)  1 g (~100 seeds) ...

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Pepperoncini - Stravos Capsicum annum (75 days) We have wanted to grow and offer seeds of this Greek heirloom staple enjoyed at delis far and wide for decades.  The wait is over!  You too can now grow and pickle this special garden treat.  Plants are productive even in cooler summer areas growing 18-24” tall and producing dozens of 4” long by 1” wide, thin-skinned, somewhat wrinkled fruits that mature from pale green to medium red.  The fruits sweeten as the turn color; however, they are traditionally pickled when green.  Mildly spicy.   Packet (2/5 g ≈ 60 seeds) ...

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Pepper, Pequin (80-90 days) Capsicum annum var. glabriusculum  A delightful little chili that is related to the famed chiltepin landrace of southern Texas, aka “bird-peppers”.  Plant is a short (12”) bush covered with dozens of small (1/2”) fruits that ripen from green to red.  Suitable for container gardens.  Makes good chili flakes.  Quite hot = 30-60,000 SHU. Packet (2/5 g. ≈ 50 seeds) ...

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Pepper, Shishito Capsicum annum (75 days green, 90 red)  A culinary sensation!  Try growing them for their prolific yields of thin walled, 3-4”, bull-nosed frying peppers.  Plants grow to 30” tall and yield over a long season.  They are delicious fried with olive oil, coarse salt and some lemon juice.  Quite addictive.  NOT SPICY. Packet (.4g ≈ 50 seeds) ...

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Pepper, Tabasco (100-110 days) Capsicum frutescens   A different species of chili. Famous for its use in the sauce of the same name alleged to have originated in the Tabasco region of Mexico.  Tall plants produce a profusion of small (1 ½ “) elongated, thin-walled fruits that start pale green and ripen to an orange red. Late maturing. Flavor is very citrus-like with heat that comes on slow and builds to high intensity.  30-50,000 SHU. Packet (2/5 g. ≈ 50 seeds) ...

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Wenk’s Yellow Hot (85 days) Capsicum annum  Originally from Albuquerque’s South Valley, where is incorporated into the local cuisine. Grows 24-36” tall. Because these waxy yellow 3” long fruits are very fleshy, they are often used for pickling. They start green and turn from yellow, to bright orange, then red. In terms of spice, this variety produces medium to hot peppers with a full flavor of citrus. Peppers are very hot with a heat that starts mellow and builds and builds. 5-20,000 SHU. HEIRLOOM, SSF Packet (2/5 g ≈ 30 seeds) ...

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