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(Capsicum annum, C. baccatum, C. frutescens, C. pubescens) 25-50 seeds per packet. Native to the Americas, peppers come in thousands of varieties, many unusual flavors, and all shapes and sizes. Heirloom peppers are usually more flavorful than the modern-type peppers, and most give huge yields. They are one of the easiest crops to grow, and are not much bothered by pests. Try some this year! Grow all peppers, whether hot or sweet, the same way. Start seeds indoors 8-10 weeks before last frost date of spring. Surface-sow or barely cover the seeds, which benefit from light to hurry germination. Keep the seed-tray in warm conditions, but do not allow to dry out. When sprouts appear, move to a sunny window or grow-light. Set out well-developed transplants after last frost date when weather is warm. Peppers need rich soil. Habanero-types may enjoy some afternoon shade in really hot climates; otherwise, give the plants full sun and very rich moist soil. Peppers may be used green or ripe.
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Anaheim
80 days. Delicious mildly hot flavor, excellent for roasting or frying, good yields of very large chili peppers.
Item Code: HPP103
Bulk Quantities
1 oz. - $5.00
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Black Hungarian
75 days. Unique, black-colored fruit that are the shape of a Jalapeno. They are mildly hot and have a delicious flavor. The tall plants have beautiful purple flowers that make this variety very ornamental. Rare and colorful!
Item Code: HPP101
Bulk Quantities
1/4 OZ. - $9.00
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Caribbean Red Habanero
New!
For those who like it hot! These can be twice as spicy as the
common orange habanero, so use caution as you enjoy the incredible
warmth and rich, smoky-citrus taste of these lantern-shaped
2" fruit. Very ornamental, as well as perfect for spicing
up a pot of chile or making killer hot sauce. A heavy producer,
so you will have plenty of extras for farmer’s market.
Item Code: HPP133
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Cayenne Long Thin
Slender, long peppers turn bright-red and are very hot. The 2" tall plants are vigorous and productive. THis heirloom has been popular many years for drying, using as a spice, and also medicinally.
Item Code: HPP117
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Chapeu De Frade
New!
100 days. The name means "Friar’s Hat" in Portuguese. Plants
reach 6 feet tall in ideal locations, shorter in ordinary conditions.
Pendulous fruits are oddly-shaped, somehow reminiscent
of a Renaissance hat or a cathedral bell. Mild to medium
heat with a unique spicy taste that is quite delicious. Very ornamental
and rare.
Item Code: HPP141
Out of Stock
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Chili De Comida
(Guajillo) Red hot peppers are used to make the pre-Columbian 'Mole'
sauce by the Zapotec Indians of Oaxaca, Mexico. Fruit are 4" in length
and of medium heat. This rare variety dries well, showing its popularity in central Mexico as a great cooking and seasoning pepper. The name
means "Pepper of Food." A heavy producer.
Item Code: HPP126
Out of Stock
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Chinese Five Color
Screaming hot little peppers turn a rainbow of vibrant 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 salsa.
Item Code: HPP121
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Chocolate Habanero
New!
So beautiful. The chocolate-brown, lantern shaped fruit are
about 2" long, and so ornamental! But don’t let the color fool
you; these are not candy, but rather flaming-hot fruit that carry
a massive 300,000 Scoville units of heat! Hot pepper enthusiasts
love the heat and flavor that these chocolate fruit are
packed with, but be careful and use in moderation.
Item Code: HPP136
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Fish Pepper
An African-American heirloom popular in the Philadelphia/Baltimore region. A pre-1947 variety that was used in fish and shellfish cookery. The color of the fruit range from green, orange, brown, white and red, being spicy and hot. What really makes this pepper stand out is its wonderful foliage, as the 2' tall plants have stunning white and green mottled leaves, which makes this variety superb for ornamental and edible landscaping.
Item Code: HPP122
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Goat Horn Hot
New!
This variety is great! Grows well in containers, and produces
lots of extra-hot, long, horn-shaped fruit that are perfect for
pickling or in any dish. Productive and easy to grow. A popular
hot pepper in Asia.
Item Code: HPP139
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Hungarian Hot Wax
A Hungarian heirloom that is excellent for short season areas, very popular for canning and pickling. Medium to very hot fruit are light yellow in color; sets fruit over a long season.
Item Code: HPP125
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India Jwala or Indian Finger Hot
New!
The long, slender fruit are wrinkled, and about as long as a
finger. This variety is extra-hot, and very popular in its native
India, where it is used in much of India’s flavorful food.
The very productive plants produce fruit that start out light
green and then turn red when fully mature. A good pepper
that dries nicely.
Item Code: HPP140
Out of Stock
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Lemon Yellow Habanero
New!
The lovely lemon-colored member of the habanero family, this
ornamental variety is so colorful when the plants are loaded
down with so much yellow! A great-eating variety that carries
plenty of heat and flavor for most any dish, and makes a lovely
lemon-colored hot sauce. This Caribbean favorite is very hot, so
use a little caution as you enjoy with your friends.
Item Code: HPP134
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Leutschauer Paprika
A lovely drying pepper that comes from Matrafured, Hungary. It has
been grown there since the 1800s when it was brought from Leutschau
(Slovakia). The medium-hot paprikas have great flavor, are terrific for
drying, and make a delicious spicy powder. Very rare!
Item Code: HPP129
Out of Stock
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Long Purple Cayenne
Very spicy pods are lovely bright purple in color, making them quite unique and colorful. The tall plants are just covered with dark fruit, great for hot sauce, chili and soup. Nice enough for the flower beds.
Item Code: HPP120
Out of Stock
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Pasilla Bajio
78 days. Mild-sweet-hot, fruit is dark green, turning brown as it ripens. This pepper is used in Mexican “mole” sauces, tasty.
Item Code: HPP105
Bulk Quantities
1 oz. - $9.00
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PURPLE JALAPENO
New!
75 Days. A large Jalapeno pepper that turns deep purple before maturing to red. Full Jalapeno flavor and heat; great for salsa and other Mexican foods. Plants both productive and ornamental.
Item Code: HPP118
Out of Stock
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Red Mushroom
New!
Wrinkled, flying saucer-shaped fruit are so unique-looking.
They are flat, 2" across and a glowing red color when ripe.
Very hot with a superb, fruity flavor and unique taste that
keeps you wanting more. One of the prettier and tastier peppers
you will grow, especially if you like them hot! Attractive
plants set huge yields as long as you have lots of warm summer
days.
Item Code: HPP135
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Santa Fe Grande
Spicy, 4" peppers are a glowing gold in color and quite warm. Makes pretty pickles and salsa. Ornamental plants give heavy yields over the entire summer, making this variety choice for home or market gardens. Introduced in 1965. Yummy!
Item Code: HPP119
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Serrano Tampequino
75 days. Large plant bears club-shaped fruit, very hot and pungent, distinctive flavor.
Item Code: HPP102
Bulk Quantities
1 oz. - $5.00
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Tabasco Pepper
90 days. (C. frutescens) This famous heirloom was introduced into Louisiana in 1848, and became the main ingredient in Tabasco Pepper Sauce. This pepper is very hot and has a delicious flavor. The plants grow up to 4' tall and are covered with small, thin peppers. Needs a warm summer or can be grown as a potted plant. Fruit ripen from green to orange, then red.
Item Code: HPP106
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Tam Jalapeno
70 days
A very tasty mild Jalapeno type, with the same delicious flavor, but a lot less heat. Great yields.
Item Code: HPP104
Bulk Quantities
1 OZ - $6.00
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Thai Burapa
Fiery little red, pointed peppers are popular in Thailand for flavoring many
dishes. Loads of fruit are produced late on tall, bushy plants. The flesh is
thin, making these great for drying for use in winter; an attractive
variety that is perfect for Asian cooking.
Item Code: HPP127
Bulk Quantities
1/4 oz - $10.00
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Thai Denchai 198
Attractive, yellowish candle-shaped tapering fruit are about 5" long,
and a fire-red color at maturity. Large, tall plants produce good
yields here late in the season; the fruit are good and hot, full of rich
pepper flavor–perfect for making delicious Thai dishes, as well as
any dish that requires lots of spice. Very attractive looking. A great
variety we collected in Thailand.
Item Code: HPP128
Bulk Quantities
1/4 OZ - $10.00
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Thai Little Red Chilli
The fiery hot tiny bird pepper from Thailand. Small plants are great in pots. The fruit is great in many South Asian recipes.
Item Code: HPP108
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Thai Red Chilli
The hot heirloom chilli from Thailand, these peppers are used in almost every dish in old Siam. Small pointed fruit are easy to dry, bright red in color. The Thais love the pungent heat. Ornamental plants are loaded with fruit. Pure Thai seed.
Item Code: HPP107
Out of Stock
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Thai Yellow Chilli
The golden-yellow version of the Thai pepper. Fruit is also very hot and flavorful. Used less than the red chilli, these are still seen in most every market in Thailand. Beautiful. Seed collected in Thailand.
Item Code: HPP109
Bulk Quantities
1/4 oz. - $12.00
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Tomato Pepper
New!
Slightly flattened, round pimiento-type peppers are mildly
hot, but with a nice, sweet flavor. They have thick, bright red
flesh that is perfect for pickling, canning or fresh eating. This
great heirloom comes from the Joe Hussli Family of Beaver
Dam, Wisconsin, who brought seeds of this variety from Hungary
around 1929. Rare and almost extinct.
Item Code: HPP137
Out of Stock
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Tunisian Baklouti
The traditional pepper of Tunisia, a small country on the famed Barbary
Coast that was once considered the "bread basket" of the Roman Empire.
Large red, tapering pods have a wonderful hot flavor, but tend to get
more mild with cooking. Delicious flavor that is perfect with couscous,
and other wonderful North African dishes that are making me hungry as
I type!
Item Code: HPP132
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Vietnamese Multicolor Hot
New!
A stunning ornamental pepper from Vietnam. It was collected
in 1975 in Guam from a Vietnamese refugee. The fairly-tall
plants produce lots of upright, cone-shaped, 1"-1 1/2" hot
fruit that turn from purple, to cream, to lemon, to golden to
bright red; all those pretty colors on one plant, and the stems
and leaves are purplish, too!
Item Code: HPP138
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White Habanero
(C. frutescens) Small bushy plants yield loads of these 1"-2" creamy-white, top-shaped fruit. This Caribbean variety is a favorite for its smoky taste and extreme heat. Ornamental and unique.
Item Code: HPP110
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