Heirloom / Open Pollinated
Hot Pepper

For Hot Peppers the Scoville Scale (found at the bottom of this page, with varieties we carry in bold print) is most often used to rate the "heat" of pepper varieties. The substance that makes peppers HOT is an oil called Capsaicin. It is mostly concentrated in the veins of the pepper, although to a lesser degree in the seeds as well. 100% Pure Capsaicin rates at 16,000,000 Units on the Scoville Scale!
How HOT do you like your peppers?

A very helpful tip when handling or eating hot peppers: if your skin burns from hot peppers, coat it with yogurt or sour cream, and it will counteract the burning sensation. I have personally used sour cream on my lips when they were burning from hot sauce, and it worked great! Sweet relief!!! Drinking milk will also help kill the "burn" in your mouth, much more effectively than water, or eating bread products. It is a very good idea to wear rubber gloves when handling hot peppers. And make sure to wash hands thoroughly afterwards with a grease cutting soap like dish soap, which will cut the oils. If not the oils stay on your skin, and if you touch your eyes or nose you will not forget the results! Also, wash cutting boards, knives and utensils in grease cutting soap after using with hot peppers, so as to not get the oils in other foods.

Anaheim Heirloom Open Pollinated Hot Pepper	Anaheim (a.k.a. Anaheim Chile, and Long Green Chile) (Capsicum annum) 70-90 days.       As the name suggests this open-pollinated chile pepper variety was given its name when brought to the Anaheim, California area by a farmer named Emilio Ortega in the early 1900s. The Anaheim Hot Pepper is a mildly-hot variety, producing chile peppers 6-8½" long by 1½" wide, tapered or conical in shape, two-celled, of medium thickness, and pungent in flavor. The fruits are a dark green, turning to red at maturity. Plants are bushy, upright, 24-30" in height, and bearing continuously through the season. These chile peppers are great roasted, fried, stuffed, in stews and sauces, raw, canned, or dried. Popular for chile rellenos or strung into restras. Item No.   PpAna	25 Non-Hybrid Hot Pepper Seeds per pack $1.99
Ancho Heirloom Open Pollinated Hot Pepper	Ancho 101 (a.k.a. Pablano Chile (when fresh), and Pasilla Chile)(Capsicum annum) 68-85 days.       A heart-shaped open-pollinated chile pepper that tapers to a blunt point, often used for stuffing, that finds its origins in Mexico. The Ancho 101 Hot Pepper starts as a very dark, almost black, green, maturing to a deep mahogany red. These chile peppers are mildly-hot and grow to 4-5" long by 2-3" in width, with medium thick walls. Plants grow to 30-36", with a spreading habit. Anchos are mildly hot, and are great fresh (referred to as Pablanos) or dried (referred to as Anchos). They are ideal for stuffing, and are popular for Rajas, Chiles Rellenos and other South Western dishes, in mole, or ground into Chile Powder. Item No.   PpAnc	25 Non-Hybrid Hot Pepper Seeds per pack $1.99
Cayenne, Large Red Thick Heirloom Open Pollinated Hot Pepper	Cayenne, Large Red Thick (a.k.a. Large Thick, and Large Long Red) (Capsicum annum) 64-80 days.       A fiery hot open-pollinated chile pepper variety, quite aromatic, with thick, wrinkled flesh, that turns from green to fire-red at maturity. The Large Red Thick Cayenne Hot Peppers grow to 5-7" long by 1¼-1½" wide at the shoulders, and are tapered and slightly curved. The strong, upright plants are large and open, allowing for easy harvest. Set is concentrated, and harvest shorter than some. These chile peppers are very pungent even when small. Great for use in hot sauces, dried, pickled or in salsas. Item No.   PpCLR	25 Non-Hybrid Hot Pepper Seeds per pack $1.99
Cayenne, Long Thin Heirloom Open Pollinated Hot Pepper	Cayenne, Long Thin (a.k.a. Long Red Slim Cayenne, Slim Cayenne, Long Narrow Cayenne, Long Thin Cayenne, and Long Red Narrow) (Capsicum annum) 70-75 days.       A long slender variety of open-pollinated Cayenne chile pepper, a dependable producer and favorite of gardeners for years now. The Long Slim Cayenne Hot Pepper grows on large vigorous 22-30" spreading plants, producing bountiful harvests of 5-6 long by ¾" chile peppers. Two celled fruits are thin, tapered, and wrinkled turning from dark-green to bright red at maturity. This chile pepper variety is very hot, and great for use in chili and homemade salsa. Also excellent for pickling, canning, and drying (dries very easily), a nice variety for decoration! Item No.   PpCLT	25 Non-Hybrid Hot Pepper Seeds per pack $1.99
Cherry, Large Red Heirloom Open Pollinated Hot Pepper	Cherry, Large Red (a.k.a. Large Hot Cherry, Cherry Hot, and Hot Red Cherry) (Capsicum annum) 69-85 days.       A late, but very productive open-pollinated chile pepper variety. The Large Red Cherry Hot Pepper is a medium-hot variety, bearing flattened-globe shaped, 1" by 1½" chile peppers, medium-dark green turning to bright red at maturity. Plants grow to 24" and bear continuously throughout the season. Great for small pickles, canning, and are easy to dry. Adds great spice to your favorite Southwestern dishes! Item No.   PpChL	25 Non-Hybrid Hot Pepper Seeds per pack $1.99
Fresno Chili Heirloom Open Pollinated Hot Pepper	Fresno Chili (Capsicum annum) 75 days.       Heirloom Open Pollinated Fresno Chili Hot Pepper is Mildly Hot and produces fruit 2 to 3" long that are tapered to a point. Fresno Chili matures green, 24 to 30" plants have dense dark green foliage. Resistant to Tobacco Mosaic Virus. Scoville rating 900 - 3500 Mildly Hot Item No.   PpFrC	25 Non-Hybrid Hot Pepper Seeds per pack $2.25
Orange Habanero Heirloom Open Pollinated Hot Pepper	Orange Habanero (Capsicum chinense) 90-100 days.       An EXTREMELY hot open-pollinated chile pepper variety native to the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico. The Habanero Hot Pepper is 100 times hotter than the Jalapeño Pepper, and is the hottest open-pollinated hot pepper available! The fruits are lantern shaped, growing to 1" by 1½", with wrinkled light-green flesh turning to a golden-orange at maturity. This variety is known to be slow to germinate, and needs warm moist conditions, it's best to start this chile pepper variety indoors. Plants grow to 36" and are very prolific. Primary use is in hot sauces, oil extracts, salsas, and powders; can be dried, coarse ground, or used whole. Highly disease resistant. A Caribbean favorite! Item No.   PpHaO	25 Non-Hybrid Hot Pepper Seeds per pack $2.75
Hot Hungarian Yellow Wax Heirloom Open Pollinated Hot Pepper	Hot Hungarian Yellow Wax (a.k.a. Hungarian Yellow Wax, Bulgarian, Hungarian Wax, Hungarian Wax Hot, Hungarian Long Wax, and Hot Banana Hungarian Wax No. 2) (Capsicum annum) 55-85 days.       A medium-hot old-world favorite open-pollinated chile pepper. The Hungarian Yellow Wax Hot Pepper has a sunset-ripening habit, changing from yellow to orange to red when mature. Fruits grow to 5-8" long by 1-2" wide, tapering to a point. Walls of these chile peppers are of medium thickness. Plants are strong and upright, growing to 16-24 in., bearing early and continuously throughout the season. The best hot pepper variety for cool climates, widely adapted to a number of climates. Great for home gardens, market, and processing. Heat rises as the chile peppers mature. Most popularly used at the early stage, when still yellow, having a sweet-hot flavor. Excellent pickled, grilled, stuffed, fried, roasted (peels easily after roasting), in yellow mole sauce, fresh or canned. Item No.   PpHHY	25 Non-Hybrid Hot Pepper Seeds per pack $1.99
Jalapeño, Early Heirloom Open Pollinated Hot Pepper	Jalapeño, Early (Capsicum annum) 60-68 days.       With this open-pollinated variety you now can harvest this ever-popular medium-hot chile pepper even earlier! The Early Jalapeño Hot Pepper produces heavy yields of 3-4" long by 1½" wide thick-walled, bullet-shaped chile peppers, turning from green to red at maturity. Most popularly used early at the green stage, but they are at their hottest when fully red and mature, for those who love hot chile peppers. Compact, non-brittle, sturdy plants grow to 24". Great pickled, fresh, and chopped up in burritos, sauces, or your favorite Mexican dishes. Mature jalapeño chile peppers are also mesquite smoked to create that favorite ingredient in Southwestern and Mexican cooking, the chipotle. This variety is more adapted to cool climates than the other jalapeños, and very vigorous. Item No.   PpJaE	25 Non-Hybrid Hot Pepper Seeds per pack $1.99
Jalapeño, Mid Heirloom Open Pollinated Hot Pepper	Jalapeño, Mid (a.k.a. Jalapeño M) (Capsicum annum) 75 days.       A mid-season open-pollinated variety of the most popular hot chile pepper around! The Jalapeño Mid Hot Pepper is very prolific, producing lots of 3-3½" long by 1½" wide bullet-shaped, thick-walled medium-hot chile peppers, very pungent in flavor, but more mild than some of the other jalapeños. Fruits are dark-green, turning to red at maturity, when they reach their greatest heat. Plants grow to 26-36", are dark-green and upright, providing good cover. This is the most popular jalapeño chile pepper variety grown in Mexico. A favorite sliced into rings and sprinkled over nacho's and in homemade salsas and sauces! Great for home gardens, market gardens, and processing. Does well in the North. Item No.   PpJaM	25 Non-Hybrid Hot Pepper Seeds per pack $1.99
Mulato Isleno Heirloom Open Pollinated Hot Pepper	Mulato Isleno (Capsicum annum) 70 - 90 days.       Heirloom Open Pollinated Mulato Isleno Hot Peppers are excellent for stuffing, very fat, measuring 6" x 3". Mulato Isleno fruit are dark green to red to red black with a mildly distinctive flavor. Use fresh or dry. Scoville rating 500 - 1500 Mildly Hot Item No.   PpMuI	25 Non-Hybrid Hot Pepper Seeds per pack $2.25
Santa Fe Grande Heirloom Open Pollinated Hot Pepper	Santa Fe Grande (a.k.a. Caribe) (Capsicum annum) 73 - 100 days.       Santa Fe Grande Hot Pepper are upright 24 to 28" plants that produce loads of 3 1/2" conical blunt tip fruit that are yellow to orange to red at maturity. Santa Fe Grande is resistant to tobacco mosaic virus. Scoville rating 4000 - 6000 Mildly Hot Item No.   PpSFG	25 Non-Hybrid Hot Pepper Seeds per pack $2.25
Scotch Bonnet Mix Heirloom Open Pollinated Hot Pepper	Scotch Bonnet Mix (Capsicum annum) 100 - 120 days.       Heirloom Open Pollinated Scotch Bonnet Mix is in the Habanero class for heat intensity. Scoville rating 200,000 Extremely HOT! Item No.   PpSBM	25 Non-Hybrid Hot Pepper Seeds per pack $2.75
Serrano Heirloom Open Pollinated Hot Pepper	Serrano (a.k.a. Serrano Chili and Serrano Hidalgo) (Capsicum annum) 75-90 days.      The Serrano Chili Hot Pepper's name comes from the word serranía meaning "hill range" after the mountain ridges of Puebla and Hidalgo in Mexico from where it is thought to have originated. The candle flame shaped, medium-thick walled, medium-hot to very-hot open-pollinated chile peppers grow to 2-3" in length by ½" wide, and are a glossy green, changing to bright red at maturity. Plants are erect, branching, vigorous and prolific, growing to 26-34", and producing up to 50 pods each, bearing continuously throughout the season. Serranos are used at both the green and red stage. Has a distinctive flavor, sometimes described as clean with a bite, having no after-burn. A favorite chile pepper for hot salsas, guacamole, and sauces, easy to prepare as they do not require peeling. Simply roast the peppers remove the stem, dice, and add to your favorite Mexican dish! Also used for pickling and drying. One of the hottest and easiest chile peppers grown by home gardeners. Item No.   PpSeC	25 Non-Hybrid Hot Pepper Seeds per pack $1.99
Small Red Chili Heirloom Open Pollinated Hot Pepper	Small Red Chili (a.k.a. Red Chili, Long Red Chili, Finger Cayenne) (Capsicum annum) 82 days.       Heirloom Open Pollinated Small Red Chili produces loads of thin green to red chili peppers 4-5" long. Scoville rating 5000 - 20000 Medium Hot Item No.   PpSRC	25 Non-Hybrid Hot Pepper Seeds per pack $2.75