SWEET PEPPERS

Banana Bill A sweet banana pepper with long, tapered fruits, 6" long by 1" across at the top, that are bright and attractive with light yellow color that matures to red. Thick-walled and excellent flavor that's especially sweet at the red stage. High-yielding plants are disease resistant. 65 days.

Blushing Beauty describes the color changes of this productive sweet bell pepper that changes color like fall maple leaves. On bushy compact plants, peppers gracefully blush from ivory to pink and red as they mature. The thick walled peppers are sweet at any color and are prized for stuffing and easy to cut for fresh salads. 'Blushing Beauty' peppers can be harvested in about 72-75 days from transplanting.

California Wonder High yields and extra-large fruit have made this probably the most popular open-pollinated bell pepper for market and home gardeners alike. Dark green peppers are mostly 4-lobed and blocky, about 4 1/2 inches long and 4 inches wide, with crisp, thick walls and sweet taste. Fruit eventually ripens to bright red. Tall plants produce an abundance of peppers over a very long season. 75 days.

Chinese Giant Old-fashioned bell pepper is huge - 5 to 6 inches deep and wide, but grows on a compact, bushy plant. When this variety is fully ripened, it turns bright red and is very sweet. Thick-walled, blocky fruit is absolutely perfect for making stuffed peppers. Early maturity and long harvests. 75 days

Cubanelle Yellow-green, frying type pepper. Six inch long fruits have thin walls and waxy flesh. Excellent split and fried in olive oil. 65 days.

Flavorburst 70 to 75. An entirely new flavor. A thick-walled, juicy, succulent bell pepper, it is infused with the tart-sweet taste of lemon! These fruits measure about 4 inches long and nearly as wide, with 4 thick lobes and glossy skin that turns from lime-green to deep gold. Even if you pick them green, the flavor is fully developed -- the peppery bite you expect is overlaid with a surge of pure citrus that is zesty and refreshing! Flavorburst is good for cooking (especially stuffing, thanks to its thick walls), the best flavor is brought out when it is eaten fresh. The zing of lemon is so distinctive and refreshing that a single bite will bring you up short! Add it to salads for a completely different flavor, or slice it into rings and serve with or without dip as an appetizer.

Giant Marconi Hybrid 2001 All-America Selections Winner. This is one of the biggest Italian-type sweet peppers that you’ll find anywhere. Peppers turn from green to red, and at 8" long with a lobed tip. They are sweetest when red and are good for salads, but really are outstanding when grilled or roasted. 63 days.

Golden Calwonder 73 days. Plant produces good yields of 5" long by 4" wide golden yellow bell peppers. Peppers have thick walls and turn from green to golden yellow when mature. Plant produces peppers continuously all season long. Excellent for salads and stuffing.

Golden Marconi  80 days. A late, Italian pepper with beautiful, big, yellow, 7", tapering fruit, very sweet, great for frying or fresh. This wonderful heirloom is delicious and mild.

Golden Summer 67 days A heavy yielder of beautiful golden-yellow four lobed, blocky fruits. They have an outstanding sweet, mild flavor. Excellent stuffed or added to salads.

Ivory Plant produces good yields of 4" long by 2 ½" wide sweet bell peppers. Peppers turn from a ivory white to yellow when mature. The first true ivory white pepper. Suitable for home garden and market growers. 68 days

Lilac Mild tasting 4 lobed fruits that change from ivory to purple to red with an amazing lilac hue in between. Brightens up a salad and tastes great. 72 days.

Miniature Red Bell 55 days. This impressive miniature bell really pumps out the peppers! Expect up to 75 peppers per plant. The deep red 3 lobed fruit are 2 1/2 inches wide by 1 1/4 inches long. Very sweet, and excellent on veggie platters, in salads, stuffed, or cored and eaten whole. Peppers ripen from green to red.

Pritavit Hybrid Beautiful crimson red peppers are deliciously sweet with a very thick-walled crisp flesh. Deeply-ribbed, bell-shaped fruit is about 2 1/2 in. tall and 4 in. wide with a slightly flattened shape. This kind of pepper is known as a topepo type in Italy, where it is enjoyed for its rich sweet flavor and juicy red flesh. These are wonderful cut up in salads, stuffed with your favorite filling, or used in any dish that calls for sweet red pepper. Heavy-yielding plants mature early and are easy to grow. 75 to 80 days until red.

Purple Beauty Blocky, thick-walled, dark purple bells set well not only in the crown, but also as limb set. Compact plants offer good foliage cover for the fruit. Beautiful in salads as well as stuffed. 70 days.

Super Red Pimento Earlier, larger, and more disease resistant than the original Pimento. Fruit is 5-3/4 inches wide and 3-1/4 inches deep with extra thick, sweet flesh that turns from green to red. 70 days.

Sweet Banana Profuse harvests of 5-1/2 to 6 inch long, tapered peppers that are wonderful fried or cut up into salads. Light green at first, they turn yellow and orange, and finally ripen to red. Compact plants. 72 days.

Valencia The first rich orange pepper, ideal for gourmet and specialty produce trades. Blocky fruits mature to a rich orange, about 4-1/2" across. 72 days

HOT PEPPERS

Anaheim This moderately pungent fruit is deep green, but turns red at full maturity. Very smooth peppers are 7-1/2" long and 2" wide and borne on tall, productive plants that offer good foliage cover for the fruit. Excellent for canning, freezing or drying. 75 days.

Ancho 101 Known to some as Poblano in its fresh form, and Ancho when dried. This mildly pungent pepper is sought after especially for drying because of its consistent fruit shape. Invaluable for rajas and rellenos. Ancho produces high quality, dark green to red, large-sized fruit averaging 5-6 inches long. 80 days

Big Chile Big doesn't begin to describe this pepper, GIANT does! Anaheim chile type pepper is noted for its beautiful fruit. Wonderful tasting fruits have very low pungency. Excellent for roasting, broiling or dicing. Very compact plant habit. 68 days.

Bulgarian Carrot Vibrant orange, 2-3 in. carrot-shaped fruit satisfies the chile aficionado with consistent heat and fine flavor. Extremely productive variety with dense foliage to protect the fruit from sun scald. Heirloom 80 days.

Chile de Arbol are narrow, curved chiles that start out green and mature to bright red. This is very hot, and related to cayenne pepper. Be careful during preparation. Arbol chiles are also the ones that are dried after turning red and used in many holiday wreaths. 80 days.

Fish 55 days. Beautiful African American heirloom form Maryland with white and green mottled leaves. Great for the edible landscape-great heat tolerance. Very hot, used traditionally in shellfish and fish cookery, also good to dry and crush, some of the 2 inch long fruits have variegated colors.

Garden Salsa Hybrid produces smooth, 7 to 8 in. fruits with medium heat, great flavor. Disease resistant plants produce big yields. 73 days

Haberno Super-Hot! The average 2 by 1 1/4" very wrinkled fruits ripen from dark green to salmon orange. The extremely pungent Habanero may be used fresh or dry. Key ingredient in Jamaican "jerk" sauces. 75 days green, 90 days red-ripe

Hole Mole These gourmet quality, chocolate brown fruits are bright green at early maturity, then darken to warm brown over the next two weeks. A distinctive but not overly spicy pepper, used as a staple in Mexico's famous Mole' sauce and many other dishes. Crunchy fruits can reach 7 to 9" in length and 1-1/2" in width. Sturdy 3 foot plants produce multiple harvests. Early crops are most often sliced for toppings and baking, while the dark brown, fully mature fruits can be dried and ground. 85 days

Hot Banana (Hungarian Yellow Wax). Spicy, fairly hot banana-shaped fruits, 6-8" long and 2" across. Matures from light yellow to bright red. 67 days

Jalapeno Fiery, thick-walled peppers grow 3" long and 1-1/2" wide, with rounded tips. Dark green at first, then turning red. Good for fresh use or pickling; famous for nachos and other Tex-Mex dishes. 75 days.

Kung Pao Hybrid Oriental hot pepper is just right for making Kung Pao Chicken or other Asian stir-fried dishes. The tall plants are quite a sight when they become absolutely loaded with 4.5" long, slightly curved skinny peppers that mature from green to a brilliant red. They are thin-walled for easy drying, or may be used fresh for adding inviting flavor to a dish. 85 days.

Large Red Cherry Hot Hot cherry pepper is round and matures from green to bright red. Popular for pickling and preserving. May also be stuffed with cheese and used as a popper.

Long Red Slim Cayenne Bountiful harvest of pencil-shaped fruits that are 5 inches long and 1/2 inch thick, but often curled and twisted. Flavor is red hot and best used in very hot dishes. Easily dried. 75 days.

Mexibell This unique hybrid pepper combines the characteristics of bell and hot peppers to produce a medium hot bell. Mexibell bears large, flat, wide, bell shaped peppers that mature from green to red. Remove the seed core and ribs for milder taste. An All America winner, it grows well throughout the country. 75 days

Mirasol The Spanish name of this pepper means 'looking at the sun,' for the way the pods are held erect on the plant. Abundant crops of 3 to 5-inch thin-skinned red peppers are conical in shape and medium hot. Unique flavor with a hint of fruitiness. 100 days.

NuMex Big Jim The largest of New Mexican varieties, this pepper has pods up to 12 inches long that weigh as much as 4 ounces. Their size makes them a favorite for chile rellenos. Medium hot pungency. As an advantage, plants are able to set fruit under hot, dry conditions. 80 days.

NuMex Joe E. Parker This is a very productive version of NuMex 6-4 that offers more uniform peppers. 6 to 7-inch thick-fleshed peppers turn from green to red and are relatively mild to medium in flavor. Ripens earlier than most other peppers of its type. 65 days.

NuMex Twilight Plant produces good yields of ¾" long by ½" wide hot peppers. Peppers grow upright in clusters, are very hot, and turn from purple, to yellow, to orange, to red when mature. Plant has green stems, green leaves, and white flowers. Suitable for growing in pots or containers. 85 days

Peter Pepper Named for its similarity in appearance to an anatomical part. Not for the prudish. Medium hot and good tasting (great for spicing up salsa). The plants can reach two feet and produce good amounts of little conversation starters. The fruit can be used green but mature to a beautiful red and can be dried and ground for chili powder. 85-90 days

Pepperoncini 4 inch long, slightly wrinkled peppers taper to a blunt, lobed end and are very popular for pickling. They have a mildly hot but exciting flavor and are commonly jarred for use in Greek salads and salad bars. Expect an abundant harvest. 62 days.

Poblano See Ancho 101

Sahuaro Hybrid This large green chile pepper is a more vigorous version of Big Chile II and is the new generation of this popular type of pepper. Stronger, disease-resistant plants yield big and early harvests of huge chiles that can become 9 inches long. On average, pungency is a mild 500 Scoville Units. These peppers are great for roasting or used fresh in all your favorite salsas and spicy dishes. 68 days.

Super Chili Hybrid ALL-AMERICA SELECTIONS WINNER for 1988. The first hybrid chili pepper bred for increased yields and ornamental appeal. 2-1/2 inch cone shaped peppers have a thin, hot flesh that changes from green to orange to red. Borne upright on the semi-compact plant. Use fresh or dried in peppery ethnic dishes. 75 days.

Thai Hot Extremely hot variety originally from Thailand. Plants become covered with 1-1/2 inch long peppers that are green at first but ripen to red. Both colors appear on the plant at the same time making this variety ornamental as well as edible. Thin fleshed peppers are used especially in Oriental dishes. 90 days.

Explosive Ember  A jazzy ornamental pepper with purple foliage and purple fruit maturing to brilliant red, a lovely colour combination of the peppers to the foliage. Approx 1" peppers plant height 10-14 inches spread approx 10 inches

Lila-Naranja Pot and patio ornamental pepper, Compact and well branched plant-habit , Best for 4-5" pot, Long lasting colour display, Great shelf-life in pot or as container plant, Non-pungent fruits